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Trolley base with height adjuster
Assignee: KENTINENTAL ENGINEERING Ltd
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Filing: 1987-04-14
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Granted: 1988-10-25
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Expires: 2007-04-14
Abstract
Abstract A trolley base has upright sides, made from frame members and base support members supported on wheels. The upper parts of the sides are slidable in the frame members to give height adjustment. A lifting device comprising an extensible strut, such as a pre-loaded gas strut, mounted in an expansible guide column, is detachably connectible to the base to substantially balance a load on the trolley and allow easy height adjustment with the load in place.
Inventors
- 👤 David R. Betts
- 👤 Kurt Klages
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 11:30
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62B; B62B3/00; B62B3/04; B62B3/06; B62B3/0606; B62B3/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
257 words
In combination, a foldable trolley base having a folded position and an unfolded, erected working position, and comprising a base means, a load supporting means and two side members adjustable in height and connecting the base means and the load supporting means, the side members each having a lower portion and an upper portion, each upper portion forming part of the load supporting means and being movable vertically relative to its lower portion to effect height adjustment of the side member, the lower portions of the side members being connected to one another by cross members having central portions pivotally connected to one another by a pivot member, the side members being adjacent one another when the trolley base is in the folded condition and spaced apart from one another when the trolley base is in the unfolded, erected working position, and a completely detachable lifting attachment for lifting the load support means with respect to the base means, the lifting attachment comprising an expansible guide column and an extensible strut means connected with the guide column such that extension of the strut means expands the column, the guide column having a lower portion and an upper portion and a bridging member connected to the upper portion, the lifting attachment having detachable fastening means for attachment to and detachment from the trolley base, whereby the lifting attachment is attachable to the trolley base in its unfolded, erected working position with the bridging member connected to the guide column and detachably connected to each of the side members.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
257 words
In combination, a foldable trolley base having a folded position and an unfolded, erected working position, and comprising a base means, a load supporting means and two side members adjustable in height and connecting the base means and the load supporting means, the side members each having a lower portion and an upper portion, each upper portion forming part of the load supporting means and being movable vertically relative to its lower portion to effect height adjustment of the side member, the lower portions of the side members being connected to one another by cross members having central portions pivotally connected to one another by a pivot member, the side members being adjacent one another when the trolley base is in the folded condition and spaced apart from one another when the trolley base is in the unfolded, erected working position, and a completely detachable lifting attachment for lifting the load support means with respect to the base means, the lifting attachment comprising an expansible guide column and an extensible strut means connected with the guide column such that extension of the strut means expands the column, the guide column having a lower portion and an upper portion and a bridging member connected to the upper portion, the lifting attachment having detachable fastening means for attachment to and detachment from the trolley base, whereby the lifting attachment is attachable to the trolley base in its unfolded, erected working position with the bridging member connected to the guide column and detachably connected to each of the side members.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A combination according to claim 1 in which the expansible guide column is arranged to be located substantially in a central plane equidistant between the sides of the trolley base in its erected condition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A combination according to claim further comprising a second bridging member attached to the extensible strut arranged to engage with and support the load supporting means in the unfolded, erected working position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
A combination according to any of claims 1 in which the strut means has an inter-engaging threaded parts and including inter-engaging gears connected to one of said threaded parts for relatively rotating the threaded parts to expand and contract the strut means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A combination according to any of claims 1 in which the strut means is a gas strut pre-loaded to expand.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A combination according to any of claims 1, 2 and 3 in which the strut means is a gas strut pre-loaded to lift a load which is plus or minus 20% of the expected load.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
A combination according to any of claims 1 in which the lifting means includes a plurality of pre-loaded gas struts, the struts having different loadings from one another and in which each strut is disconnectible from the column and replaceable by another strut.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A combination according to any of claims 1 in which the guide column comprises telescopically interfitting tubes having cross sections which prevent relative rotation.
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