Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
280470110 | Wheel steering by attendant | 19 |
20090174160 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FIBER OPTIC CABLE AND RELATED EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN MANUFACTURING FIBER OPTIC CABLE - A cart assembly for use in adding a breakout to a fiber optic cable includes a frame having a first spool support, a second spool support and a central workstation. The central workstation is engaged with the first spool support and the second spool support such that the central workstation is disposed between the first and second spool supports. The central workstation is selectively releasably engaged with the first and second spool supports. | 07-09-2009 |
20100032919 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A SHOPPING CART - A method of assembling shopping carts includes providing a basket defining including rear upright frame members. Each rear upright frame member defines includes a lower connecting portion. The method further includes providing a first base and providing a second base. The first base includes a pair of first base supports each configured to be removably secured to one of the lower connecting portions. The second base includes a pair of second base supports each configured to be removably secured to one of lower connecting portions, and the second base is shaped differently than the first base. The method includes selecting one of the first base and the second base having a desired base size and shape, and removably securing the basket to the selected one of the first base and the second base including coupling each lower connecting portion with one of the first base supports and second base supports. | 02-11-2010 |
20100066044 | BABY CARRIAGE HAVING STEERING DEVICE - A baby carriage having a steering device is disclosed. The baby carriage includes a pair of handles manipulated by a user to generate rotating force for steering. A pair of steering wheels is rotated in conjunction with the handles to steer and move the baby carriage. Further, a pair of steering devices transmits the rotating force from the handles to the steering wheels. Each steering device includes a vertical steering shaft coupled to each steering wheel, an inclined rotating shaft, a steering joint transmitting rotating force from the inclined rotating shaft to the vertical steering shaft, and a shock absorbing part absorbing an external force acting on each steering wheel, thus enabling a baby riding in the baby carriage to be stably moved. | 03-18-2010 |
20100078904 | Mobile Medical Wash Stations and Nurses' Stations - Disclosed are medical systems associated with mobile and/or emergency response capabilities. The mobile medical carts and cabinets of the present invention facilitate the activities of a nurse and/or other health care providers in remote (non-hospital) environments. The mobile medical units include a mobile medical wash station that provides a wash sink/faucet and counter top structure that allows health care provides to carry out their services in a hygienic manner. The unit provides as close to an in hospital wash station as possible on a mobile platform and includes external connections to an electrical power source and a pressurized water supply. The present invention further includes a mobile medical nurses' station that provides most if not all of the same functionality of a fixed nurses' station within a hospital. The units are each supported on mobile cart platforms that allow for easy movement and set-up in field locations. | 04-01-2010 |
20100078905 | CART MOVING MACHINE - A cart moving machine including a body portion, a movement assembly positioned on the body and including a power source coupled to a drive mechanism, the movement assembly being adapted to translate the machine relative to a surface, a hitch positioned on the body and adapted to engage a cart, a mast extending from the body and including a beacon positioned thereon, and a mast positioning mechanism, the mechanism adapted to allow the mast to be selectively positionable relative to the body between a protected position and an exposed position. | 04-01-2010 |
20100096820 | CART WITH MOVABLE PLATFORM - A cart may include a frame, a plurality of wheels carried by the frame, a platform movably carried by the frame, and a lift assembly. The lift assembly may be carried at least in part by the frame and operably associated with the platform to move the platform relative to the frame. The lift assembly may include at least one hydraulic actuator having a piston rod movable under hydraulic pressure to move the platform relative to the frame. | 04-22-2010 |
20100187783 | Camera Mounting Apparatus - A camera mounting apparatus adapted to run through a triangular track members comprising a rectangular base, a rotatable plate pivotably mounted on top of said rectangular base, a tillable plate tiltably secured on said rotatable plate and a pair of spaced apart detachable wheel assemblies ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100201089 | STEERABLE AND CONVERTIBLE RUNNING STROLLER - Aspects of the present invention involve a steerable stroller including a rear frame assembly supporting two rear wheels and a front frame assembly, which may take the form of a boom or other frame work, pivotally coupled with the rear frame assembly and supporting a front wheel. A centering mechanism is provided that elastically couples the front frame assembly with the rear frame assembly so that the boom and front wheel are normally in a straight orientation with respect to the rear wheels, and when a user imparts a turning force the centering mechanism acts to return the boom and front wheel to the straight orientation when the force is reduced or removed. It is also possible to include a pivoting front wheel in conjunction with or separate from the pivoting boom, with pivoting wheel also including a centering mechanism. Finally, aspects of the present invention may include a removable seat assembly. | 08-12-2010 |
20100230917 | TRANSPORTABLE DISPLAY CART - A transportable display cart includes a chassis with ground engaging wheels and an upper body removably supported by the chassis. The upper body has a first side portion and a second side portion hingedly connected in a clamshell arrangement such that the first and second side portions pivot between a closed position and an open position. Each of the first side portion and second side portion have a flat side panel such that in the open position, the first and second side portions form a flat surface. There is a transport connector on the chassis for supporting the upper body in the closed position for transport or storage. There is a display connector on the chassis for supporting the upper body in the open position or in a position intermediate the closed position and the open position. | 09-16-2010 |
20110109054 | UTILITY MACHINE WITH DUAL-MODE STEERING - An apparatus for transporting carts including a machine body, a steering control arranged on the body, a steering pedestal pivotally arranged with respect to the body, and a selection mechanism adapted to be selectively coupleable between the body and the steering pedestal providing for a caster mode and a steering mode respectively. A method of using a dual mode utility machine including depressing a first lever thereby engaging a pivoting selector into a steering pedestal engaging position and controlling the direction of the machine by rotatably manipulating a tiller, and depressing a second lever thereby disengaging the pivoting selector from a steering pedestal engaging position to a body engaging position and controlling the direction of the machine by pushing and/or pulling a machine from side to side via a fixed tiller. | 05-12-2011 |
20110285099 | Folding Serving Wagon - A serving wagon having a main rectangular frame pivotally coupled to left and right front support members on one side of the frame and left and right rear support members on the other side of the frame. The support members are adapted to be positioned perpendicular to the rectangular frame or adjacent to and aligned with the side of the rectangular frame. The edges of top and bottom shelves having front and rear sections separated by a seam are pivotally coupled to the main frame to be in a closed position when in a vertical position, and connecting rods are pivotally coupled to the front and rear sections of the top and bottom shelves which transfer motion of one of the sections of a shelf to the same section of the other shelf. | 11-24-2011 |
20120018963 | STEERABLE TRAVELING TRUCK - In a steerable traveling trunk, a driving part is provided for converting a horizontal axis rotation of the handle into a vertical axis rotation at both ends of the handle and transferring the rotations as a user rotates the handle. A driving force transfer part is connected to the driving part and transfers rotational force of the driving part to a lower side of the traveling trunk body. An output part is connected to a lower side of the driving force transfer part and transfers rotational force depending on the rotation of the handle, to the wheels, thus adjusting steering angles of the wheels. Allowing the traveling directions of the trunk to be easily changed. | 01-26-2012 |
20120068424 | WIRE AND CABLE DISPENSING CONTAINER AND SYSTEMS - A hand truck allows for the transportation of containers, where each container has a passageway therethrough. The hand truck has a flat bottom member that receives and supports a vertical stack of the containers and vertical members are affixed to the bottom member. Cross members are joined to the one or more vertical members, and each cross member has a rod-receiving hole that is formed therein such that the holes are vertically spaced apart from each other. The hand truck also has a plurality of elongate support rods. A first end of each support rod is inserted through the container passageway, is inserted into a respective cross member hole, and is fastened to the cross member to prevent its withdrawal. A second end of each support rod is enlarged so as to affix the container or containers to the respective cross member. | 03-22-2012 |
20120217711 | STORABLE INTRAVENOUS STAND - The present invention is directed to a base member for a portable intravenous stand. The base member includes a plurality of segments configured to facilitate the close nesting or alignment of multiple portable intravenous stands; and thus reducing the amount of space required for storing the portable intravenous stands when not in use. | 08-30-2012 |
20120267867 | STEERING ASSEMBLY FOR A HUMAN-DRIVEN VEHICLE, AND HUMAN-DRIVEN VEHICLE - The steering assembly is applicable to a human-driven vehicle having a chassis ( | 10-25-2012 |
20120286486 | Container With Retractable Wheels - A container with retractable wheels. There is a base member having a perimeter shape, and a plurality of retractable wheel assemblies coupled to the base member. The wheel assemblies each have a leg that carries a wheel. The base member defines a cavity for each wheel assembly such that in a stowed position the wheel assemblies fully fit within the cavities and the legs define a portion of the perimeter shape of the base member. | 11-15-2012 |
20120286487 | TOY VEHICLE - A toy vehicle includes a body and a left front wheel, a right front wheel, a left rear wheel, and a right rear wheel, with each of these wheels being coupled with the body and rotatable relative to the body. The toy vehicle also includes a caster assembly that includes a swivel-type caster. The swivel-type caster is coupled with the body and includes at least one rotatable wheel. The swivel-type caster is swivelable relative to the body and is movable vertically relative to the body between a raised position and a lowered position. | 11-15-2012 |
20150054240 | CABLE REEL TROLLEY - A cable reel trolley includes a main body fixed with a carrying unit, and a wheel frame and a third wheel at the bottom, with the third wheel parallel to the wheel frame. The wheel frame has two ends respectively installed with a first wheel and a second wheel. A direction-swaying member is fixed between the wheel frame and the first wheel, able to shift the axial direction of the first wheel so that the trolley can move with the first wheel and the second wheel or with the first wheel and the third wheel optionally. That is, the trolley can travel forward and backward or leftward and rightward, turning vertically in a narrow space. | 02-26-2015 |
20150137466 | ATTENDED WHEELED VEHICLE WITH FRONT WHEEL STEERING - The invention provides a means of steering the front wheel of an attendant pushed wheeled vehicle by using independent levers; one lever to turn a front wheel right and one lever to turn left. The steering invention also allows for use of a fixed handle bar to efficiently propel the vehicle by an attendant. | 05-21-2015 |