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Assignee: WHITTAR Corp A CORP OF
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Filing: 1963-06-27
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Granted: 1965-03-23
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Expires: 1983-06-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ralph G Sanders
  • 👤 Norman B Watkins

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 22:09
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62B; B62B5/00; B62B5/04; B62B5/0404; B62B5/0419; B62B3/00; B62B3/14; B62B3/1476; B62B5/0457; B62B5/0461

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 226 words
A CART OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED WHICH INCLUDES: BED MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSPORTING PACKAGES, SAID BED MEANS INCLUDING A TAPERING FRAME AND A PIVOTED TRAY NORMALLY PARALLEL TO SAID FRAME, SAID FRAME AND SAID TRAY BEING HIGHER AT THE FORWARD END OF SAID BED MEANS AND SLOPING DOWNWARDLY TOWARD THE REAR END OF SAID BED MEANS; WHEEL MEANS SUPPORTING SAID BED MEANS FOR GENERALLY HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT, SAID WHEEL MEANS INCLUDING CASTERS AT THE FRONT OF SAID BED MEANS AND WHEELS HAVING A FIXED DIRECTION AT THE REAR OF SAID BED MEANS; UPRIGHT MEANS MOUNTED ON THE REAR OF SAID BED MEANS AND HAVING A HANDLE PORTION FOR MOVING SAID BED MEANS; BRAKE MEANS NORMALLY HOLDING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID REAR WHEELS AGAINST ROTATION, SAID BRAKE MEANS HAVING A BRAKE RELEASE MEMBER ADJACENT SAID HANDLE PORTION FOR RELEASIBG SAID BRAKE MEANS; BASKET MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID UPRIGHT MEANS ADJACENT SAID HANDLE PORTION; AND LOCKING MEANS INCLUDING A PENDANT BRACKET PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID BASKET MEANS AND AN ENGAGING MEMBER ATTACHED TO SAID UPRIGHT MEANS, SAID BRACKET AND SAID ENGAGING MEMBER BEING SO POSITIONED WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER THAT THE ENGAGING MEMBER OF A FORWARD CART MAY BE ENGAGED BY THE BRACKET OF A NESTED ADJACENT REAR CART TO HOLD SAID CARTS TOGETHER AND WITH THE REAR END OF SAID FORWARD CART CLEARING THE PAVEMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 226 words
A CART OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED WHICH INCLUDES: BED MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSPORTING PACKAGES, SAID BED MEANS INCLUDING A TAPERING FRAME AND A PIVOTED TRAY NORMALLY PARALLEL TO SAID FRAME, SAID FRAME AND SAID TRAY BEING HIGHER AT THE FORWARD END OF SAID BED MEANS AND SLOPING DOWNWARDLY TOWARD THE REAR END OF SAID BED MEANS; WHEEL MEANS SUPPORTING SAID BED MEANS FOR GENERALLY HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT, SAID WHEEL MEANS INCLUDING CASTERS AT THE FRONT OF SAID BED MEANS AND WHEELS HAVING A FIXED DIRECTION AT THE REAR OF SAID BED MEANS; UPRIGHT MEANS MOUNTED ON THE REAR OF SAID BED MEANS AND HAVING A HANDLE PORTION FOR MOVING SAID BED MEANS; BRAKE MEANS NORMALLY HOLDING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID REAR WHEELS AGAINST ROTATION, SAID BRAKE MEANS HAVING A BRAKE RELEASE MEMBER ADJACENT SAID HANDLE PORTION FOR RELEASIBG SAID BRAKE MEANS; BASKET MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID UPRIGHT MEANS ADJACENT SAID HANDLE PORTION; AND LOCKING MEANS INCLUDING A PENDANT BRACKET PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID BASKET MEANS AND AN ENGAGING MEMBER ATTACHED TO SAID UPRIGHT MEANS, SAID BRACKET AND SAID ENGAGING MEMBER BEING SO POSITIONED WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER THAT THE ENGAGING MEMBER OF A FORWARD CART MAY BE ENGAGED BY THE BRACKET OF A NESTED ADJACENT REAR CART TO HOLD SAID CARTS TOGETHER AND WITH THE REAR END OF SAID FORWARD CART CLEARING THE PAVEMENT.

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