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US3190672A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Sulky attachment

Assignee: Tennant Co
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Filing: 1962-11-13
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Granted: 1965-06-22
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Expires: 1982-11-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Albert S Swanson
  • 👤 Merville O Kroll

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 21:13
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01H; E01H1/00; E01H1/08; E01H1/0827; E01H1/0854

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 243 words
FOR A SELF POWERED WALK BEHIND UNIT HAVING A UNIT FRAME, WHEELS MOUNTED ON THE UNIT FRAME TO MOUNT IT FOR MOVEMENT AND A HANDLE MOUNTED ON SAID UNIT FRAME TO EXTEND UPWARDLY AND REARWARDLY THEREFROM, A SULKY ATTACHMENT ATTACHABLE TO SAID UNIT FRAME FOR BEING PULLED IN A FORWARD DIRECTION BY SAID UNIT FRAME AND ALTERNATELY MOVED TO A SUPPORTED FOLDED UP POSITION AT LEAST IN PART OVERHANGING SAID UNIT FRAME, SAID SULKY ATTACHMENT COMPRISING A SEAT, A FRAME HAVING A DRAW BAR PORTION AND A SEAT MOUNTING JOINED TO ONE END PORTION OF SAID DRAW PORTION, AT LEAST ONE WHEEL MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME PORTION AND MOUNTED SAID SEAT IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID DRAW BAR ADJACENT THE JUNCTURE OF SAID DRAW BAR PORTION AND SAID SEAT MOUNTING PORTION, AN ELONGATED MEMBER PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ONE END TO THE OTHER END OF SAID DRAW BAR PORTION FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT A HORIZONTAL PIVOT AXIS AND MEANS FOR CONNECTING THE OTHER END OF SAID ELONGATED MEMBER TO THE REAR PORTION OF SAID UNIT FRAME FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT A GENERALLY VERTICAL AXIS, SAID ELONGATED MEMBER, DRAW BAR PORTION AND SEAT MOUNTING PORTION BEING OF RELATIVE LENGTHS TO POSITION THE DRAW BAR PORTION TO ONE SIDE OF SAID HANDLE AND THE SEAT IN OVERLAYING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID UNIT FRAME WHEN SAID DRAW BAR IS PIVOTED ABOUT SAID UNIT FRAME WHEN SAID DRAW BAR MEMBER ABOUT SAID VERTICAL AXIS TO SAID FOLDED UP POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 243 words
FOR A SELF POWERED WALK BEHIND UNIT HAVING A UNIT FRAME, WHEELS MOUNTED ON THE UNIT FRAME TO MOUNT IT FOR MOVEMENT AND A HANDLE MOUNTED ON SAID UNIT FRAME TO EXTEND UPWARDLY AND REARWARDLY THEREFROM, A SULKY ATTACHMENT ATTACHABLE TO SAID UNIT FRAME FOR BEING PULLED IN A FORWARD DIRECTION BY SAID UNIT FRAME AND ALTERNATELY MOVED TO A SUPPORTED FOLDED UP POSITION AT LEAST IN PART OVERHANGING SAID UNIT FRAME, SAID SULKY ATTACHMENT COMPRISING A SEAT, A FRAME HAVING A DRAW BAR PORTION AND A SEAT MOUNTING JOINED TO ONE END PORTION OF SAID DRAW PORTION, AT LEAST ONE WHEEL MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME PORTION AND MOUNTED SAID SEAT IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID DRAW BAR ADJACENT THE JUNCTURE OF SAID DRAW BAR PORTION AND SAID SEAT MOUNTING PORTION, AN ELONGATED MEMBER PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ONE END TO THE OTHER END OF SAID DRAW BAR PORTION FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT A HORIZONTAL PIVOT AXIS AND MEANS FOR CONNECTING THE OTHER END OF SAID ELONGATED MEMBER TO THE REAR PORTION OF SAID UNIT FRAME FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT A GENERALLY VERTICAL AXIS, SAID ELONGATED MEMBER, DRAW BAR PORTION AND SEAT MOUNTING PORTION BEING OF RELATIVE LENGTHS TO POSITION THE DRAW BAR PORTION TO ONE SIDE OF SAID HANDLE AND THE SEAT IN OVERLAYING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID UNIT FRAME WHEN SAID DRAW BAR IS PIVOTED ABOUT SAID UNIT FRAME WHEN SAID DRAW BAR MEMBER ABOUT SAID VERTICAL AXIS TO SAID FOLDED UP POSITION.

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