# US 9,517,785 B2 · Apparatus for conveying goods and/or a person

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- Number: US 9,517,785 B2
- Document ID: US9517785B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/948,930
- Filed: 2015-11-23
- Published: 2016-03-17
- Granted: 2016-12-13
- Earliest claimed: 2012-10-24
- Applicants: Pius Ponticelli
- Inventors: Pius Ponticelli
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9517785B2

## CPC

- B62B 3/02: involving parts being adjustable, collapsible, attachable, detachable or convertible
- B62B 3/027: {collapsible shopping trolleys}
- B62B 5/00: Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts ({B62B3/1404} , B62B9/00 take precedence; wheels, axles, or axle bearings for vehicles B60B; castors for vehicles, castors in general B60B33/00)
- B62B 5/087: {Platforms to stand upon}
- B62B 7/12: convertible, e.g. into children's furniture or toy (children's chairs convertible to pushchairs A47D1/06)
- B62B 9/102: {characterized by details of the seat}
- B62B: HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES (characterised by animal propulsion B62C; propulsion of sledges by driver or engine B62M)

## Abstract

A conveying apparatus comprising a first frame part and a second frame part, each frame part has roller elements on one end and the frame parts movable relative to one another, a guide handle provided on a first end of the first frame part, a footboard provided on the second end of the first frame part, a handhold provided on the first frame part between the guide handle and the footboard, and a transport container suitable for transporting wares fastened to both the first frame part and the second frame part.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A conveying apparatus comprising:
a first frame part and a second frame part, wherein at least one of the first and second frame parts is telescopically extendable and the first and second frame parts are pivotable with respect to one another, each frame part has roller elements each being rotatable about a central axis on one end and the frame parts are movable relative to one another;
a guide handle is provided on a first end of the first frame part;
a footboard is provided on the second end of the first frame part;
a lever is provided on the first frame part between the guide handle and the footboard;
a transport container suitable for transporting wares;
the footboard is fixedly located between the roller elements at an end of the first frame part above the central axis of each roller element, wherein a space is formed between the container and the footboard, the footboard is fitted immediately above an axle of the first frame part, the footboard is arranged horizontally with respect to a support surface and an upper side of the footboard is positioned below and spaced from a lowermost portion of the transport container when the apparatus is in a deployed position;
the transport container is fastened only to the first frame part, the first frame part and the second frame part are linked to each other through a connecting device comprising a rotary joint, wherein the connecting device is mounted in an immovable manner on the first frame part; and
the lever is connected to the first frame part via a sleeve integrally formed on said lever.