US3366397A
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Rubbish carrying hand cart
Assignee: CAROL R ZEILSTRA
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Filing: 1966-05-09
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Granted: 1968-01-30
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Expires: 1986-05-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles F Zeilstra
- 👤 Carol R Zeilstra
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 00:41
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62B; B62B1/00; B62B1/10; B65; B65F; B65F1/00; B65F1/14; B65F1/1468
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
463 words
A RUBBISH CARRYING HAND CART COMPRISING A MOLDED BODY HAVING A BOTTOM A BACK A FRONT AND GENERALLY PARALLEL SIDES SAID BOTTOM INCLUDING GENERALLY HAND GRIPPING RECESSED PORTION ADJACENT THE REAR JUNCTURE OF THE BOTTOM WITH THE BACK AN AXLE CARRYING PORTION LOCATED FORWARDLY OF THE HAND GRIPPING PORTION, A DOWNWARDLY AND FORWARDLY INCLINED PORTION EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM THE AXLE CARRYING PORTION, A GENERALLY FLAT PORTION ADJOINING THE LOWER FORWARD EDGE OF THE INCLINED PORTION, SAID BOTTOM HAVING A WHEEL NOTCH DISPOSED ADJACENT EACH OF THE GENERALLY PARALLEL SIDES AND EACH WHEEL NOTCH EXTENDING THROUGH THE HAND GRIPPING RECESSED PORTION, THE AXLE CARRYING PORTION AND AT LEAST A PART OF THE DOWNWARDLY AND FORWARDLY INCLINED PORTION, SAID GENERALLY FLAT PORTION HAVING UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY INCLINED SIDES, SAID FRONT INCLUDING A PORTION ADJOINING THE FORWARD EDGE OF SAID FLAT PORTION OF SAID BOTTOM INCLINED UPWARDLY AND SLIGHTLY FORWARDLY, A TOP RIM, A GENERALLY CENTRALLY DISPOSED VERTICALLY EXTENDING RIB IN SAID FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE TOP RIM TO SUBSTANTIALLY THE BOTTOM, SAID GENERALLY PARALLEL SIDES INCLUDING PORTIONS ADJOINING THE SIDE EDGE OF SAID BOTAND THE FRONT AND BACK OF SAID MOLDED BODY, SAID SIDES TERMINATING AT THEIR UPPER EDGES IN A TOP RIM CONTINUOUS WITH SAID TOP RIM OF THE FRONT, SAID SIDES HAVING WHEEL NOTCHES COMPLEMENTING THE WHEEL NOTCHES IN THE BOTTOM OF SAID MOLDED BODY, AND SAID SIDES EACH HAVING A V-SHAPED RIB BETWEEN THE TOP RIM AND THE BOTTOM, SAID BACK INCLUDING A PORTION ADJOINING SAID BOTTOM AT THE REAR EDGE THEREOF AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY, A TOP RIM AT THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID BACK PORTION, SAID BACK TOP RIM BEING CONTINUOUS WITH THE TOP RIMS OF THE FRONT AND SIDES, AND SAID BACK HAVING WHEEL NOTCHES IN THE LOWER OUTSIDES THEREOF COMPLEMENTING THE WHEEL NOTCHES OF THE BOTTOM AND SIDES, A TRANSVERSELY DISPOSED AXLE FIXEDLY MOUNTED IN SAID AXLE CARRYING PORTION OF SAID BOTTOM AND HAVING THE AXLE ENDS PROJECTING INTO THE COMPLEMENTARY WHEEL NOTCHES OF THE BOTTOM, SIDES AND BACK OF THE MOLDED BODY, A GROUND ENGAGING WHEEL MOUNTED ON EACH END OF THE AXLE AND CONFINED WITHIN THE COMPLEMENTARY WHEEL NOTCHES OF THE BOTTOM, SIDES, AND BACK OF THE MOLDED BODY, THE BOTTOMS OF SAID GROUND ENGAGING WHEELS LYING IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME PLANE AS THE FLAT PORTION OF THE BOTTOM OF THE BODY, A CART HANDLE EXTENDING REARWARDLY OF THE MOLDED BODY OF THE CART AND HAVING SIDE ARMS FLANKING THE GENERALLY PARALLEL SIDES OF THE MOLDED BODY, AND MEANS ATTACHING SAID HANDLE SIDE ARMS TO THE PARALLEL SIDES OF THE CART, WHEREBY A USER MAY DEPOSIT RUBBISH IN THE CART AND MOVE THE CART ON ITS WHEELS TO THE SITE OF A RECEIVING TRUCK AND THEREUPON DUMP THE RUBBISH CONTENTS OF THE CART INTO THE RECEIVING TRUCK.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
463 words
A RUBBISH CARRYING HAND CART COMPRISING A MOLDED BODY HAVING A BOTTOM A BACK A FRONT AND GENERALLY PARALLEL SIDES SAID BOTTOM INCLUDING GENERALLY HAND GRIPPING RECESSED PORTION ADJACENT THE REAR JUNCTURE OF THE BOTTOM WITH THE BACK AN AXLE CARRYING PORTION LOCATED FORWARDLY OF THE HAND GRIPPING PORTION, A DOWNWARDLY AND FORWARDLY INCLINED PORTION EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM THE AXLE CARRYING PORTION, A GENERALLY FLAT PORTION ADJOINING THE LOWER FORWARD EDGE OF THE INCLINED PORTION, SAID BOTTOM HAVING A WHEEL NOTCH DISPOSED ADJACENT EACH OF THE GENERALLY PARALLEL SIDES AND EACH WHEEL NOTCH EXTENDING THROUGH THE HAND GRIPPING RECESSED PORTION, THE AXLE CARRYING PORTION AND AT LEAST A PART OF THE DOWNWARDLY AND FORWARDLY INCLINED PORTION, SAID GENERALLY FLAT PORTION HAVING UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY INCLINED SIDES, SAID FRONT INCLUDING A PORTION ADJOINING THE FORWARD EDGE OF SAID FLAT PORTION OF SAID BOTTOM INCLINED UPWARDLY AND SLIGHTLY FORWARDLY, A TOP RIM, A GENERALLY CENTRALLY DISPOSED VERTICALLY EXTENDING RIB IN SAID FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE TOP RIM TO SUBSTANTIALLY THE BOTTOM, SAID GENERALLY PARALLEL SIDES INCLUDING PORTIONS ADJOINING THE SIDE EDGE OF SAID BOTAND THE FRONT AND BACK OF SAID MOLDED BODY, SAID SIDES TERMINATING AT THEIR UPPER EDGES IN A TOP RIM CONTINUOUS WITH SAID TOP RIM OF THE FRONT, SAID SIDES HAVING WHEEL NOTCHES COMPLEMENTING THE WHEEL NOTCHES IN THE BOTTOM OF SAID MOLDED BODY, AND SAID SIDES EACH HAVING A V-SHAPED RIB BETWEEN THE TOP RIM AND THE BOTTOM, SAID BACK INCLUDING A PORTION ADJOINING SAID BOTTOM AT THE REAR EDGE THEREOF AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY, A TOP RIM AT THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID BACK PORTION, SAID BACK TOP RIM BEING CONTINUOUS WITH THE TOP RIMS OF THE FRONT AND SIDES, AND SAID BACK HAVING WHEEL NOTCHES IN THE LOWER OUTSIDES THEREOF COMPLEMENTING THE WHEEL NOTCHES OF THE BOTTOM AND SIDES, A TRANSVERSELY DISPOSED AXLE FIXEDLY MOUNTED IN SAID AXLE CARRYING PORTION OF SAID BOTTOM AND HAVING THE AXLE ENDS PROJECTING INTO THE COMPLEMENTARY WHEEL NOTCHES OF THE BOTTOM, SIDES AND BACK OF THE MOLDED BODY, A GROUND ENGAGING WHEEL MOUNTED ON EACH END OF THE AXLE AND CONFINED WITHIN THE COMPLEMENTARY WHEEL NOTCHES OF THE BOTTOM, SIDES, AND BACK OF THE MOLDED BODY, THE BOTTOMS OF SAID GROUND ENGAGING WHEELS LYING IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME PLANE AS THE FLAT PORTION OF THE BOTTOM OF THE BODY, A CART HANDLE EXTENDING REARWARDLY OF THE MOLDED BODY OF THE CART AND HAVING SIDE ARMS FLANKING THE GENERALLY PARALLEL SIDES OF THE MOLDED BODY, AND MEANS ATTACHING SAID HANDLE SIDE ARMS TO THE PARALLEL SIDES OF THE CART, WHEREBY A USER MAY DEPOSIT RUBBISH IN THE CART AND MOVE THE CART ON ITS WHEELS TO THE SITE OF A RECEIVING TRUCK AND THEREUPON DUMP THE RUBBISH CONTENTS OF THE CART INTO THE RECEIVING TRUCK.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1971-01-29 | 1971-07-31 | 1972-01-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1975-01-29 | 1975-07-31 | 1976-01-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1979-01-29 | 1979-07-31 | 1980-01-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |