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Vehicle servicing cart
Assignee: Fairchild Industries Inc
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Filing: 1971-04-06
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Granted: 1973-08-07
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Expires: 1991-04-06
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle servicing cart adapted for use within a vehicle that has two separate cables for attachment to various stationary anchoring stations within the vehicle and separate reels for each cable that are rotatable relative to each other on a common shaft. The reels are adapted to normally be locked against each other and a cam is provided which upon actuation disengages the reels and permits relative rotation of the reels with respect to each other when the cables are to be extended or retracted. A resilient spring is provided that interconnects the reels and the spring is wound as the reels rotate when the cables are unwound from the reels in order to permit them to be attached to the anchoring stations. The spring acts upon the appropriate reel to cause it to rotate to wind its attached cable on the reel when the cable is detached from an anchoring station.
Inventors
- 👤 M Miller
- 👤 F Seitz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64D; B64D11/00; B64D11/0007; B62; B62B; B62B5/00; B62B5/04; B62B5/049; B62B2202/00; B62B2202/67; B62B5/0495
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A vehicle servicing cart system for use within a vehicle comprising a servicing cart having a cart body, means operatively connected to said servicing cart body for permitting said servicing cart to be moved within said vehicle, an elongated flexible member operatively connected to said servicing cart body, means located within said vehicle for permitting said elongated flexible member to be anchored within said vehicle, storage means operatively connected to said servicing cart body for storing at least a portion of said elongated flexible member and means associated with said storage means for permitting at least a portion of said elongated member to be removed from said storage means and extended from said servicing cart, said means for permitting removal of at least a portion of said elongated flexible member including means for permitting limited controlled movement of said servicing cart while said elongated flexible member is anchored within said vehicle by said anchoring means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A vehicle servicing cart system for use within a vehicle comprising a servicing cart having a cart body, means operatively connected to said servicing cart body for permitting said servicing cart to be moved within said vehicle, an elongated flexible member operatively connected to said servicing cart body, means located within said vehicle for permitting said elongated flexible member to be anchored within said vehicle, storage means operatively connected to said servicing cart body for storing at least a portion of said elongated flexible member and means associated with said storage means for permitting at least a portion of said elongated member to be removed from said storage means and extended from said servicing cart, said means for permitting removal of at least a portion of said elongated flexible member including means for permitting limited controlled movement of said servicing cart while said elongated flexible member is anchored within said vehicle by said anchoring means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
127 words
A vehicle servicing cart system for use within a vehicle comprising a servicing cart having a cart body, means operatively connected to said servicing cart body for permitting said servicing cart to be moved within said vehicle, a first reel operatively connected to said servicing cart body, a first elongated flexible member having at least a portion thereof wound on said first reel, a second reel operatively connected to said servicing cart body a second elongated flexible member having at least a portion thereof wound on said second reel, means associated with said reels for controlling the extent of the unwinding of said elongated flexible members from said reels, and means located within said vehicle for permitting said elongated flexible members to be anchored within said vehicle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
127 words
A vehicle servicing cart system for use within a vehicle comprising a servicing cart having a cart body, means operatively connected to said servicing cart body for permitting said servicing cart to be moved within said vehicle, a first reel operatively connected to said servicing cart body, a first elongated flexible member having at least a portion thereof wound on said first reel, a second reel operatively connected to said servicing cart body a second elongated flexible member having at least a portion thereof wound on said second reel, means associated with said reels for controlling the extent of the unwinding of said elongated flexible members from said reels, and means located within said vehicle for permitting said elongated flexible members to be anchored within said vehicle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The vehicle servicing cart system of claim 2 wherein said anchoring means comprise means for permitting the outer end portions of said elongated flexible members to be anchored within said vehicle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The vehicle servicing cart system of claim 3 wherein said vehicle has seats and wherein said anchoring means are connected to at least some of said seats.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
The vehicle servicing cart system of claim 3 wherein the outer end portions of said elongated flexible members have attachment means for attaching the outer end of each of said elongated flexible members to said anchoring means and further comprising means located on said servicing cart for storing said attachment means when said attachment means are not in use.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The vehicle servicing cart system of claim 3 wherein said means for controlling the extent of the unwinding of said elongated members from said reels comprises means for locking said reels together to prevent relative rotation of said reels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The vehicle servicing cart system of claim 6 wherein said locking means comprises a spring biasing one reel toward the other.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The vehicle servicing cart system of claim 3 further comprising resilient means operatively connected to said reels for applying tension to said reels as said reels are rotated to unwind said elongated flexible members.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The vehicle servicing cart system of claim 8 wherein said means for applying tension to said reels comprises a spring.
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