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Nestable cargo cart

US5149114A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 25, 1991
Grant dateSep 22, 1992
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62B3/12
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A nestable cargo cart 10 suitable for carrying a plurality of cargo items is disclosed. The cart includes a lower frame 11 disposed about a longitudinal axis having longitudinally spaced forward and aft ends 11a and 11b respectively, wheels operatively connected to the lower frame 11, aft upright members 20a and 20b operatively connected to the lower frame 11 adjacent to the aft end 11b and rising generally vertically upward in the first vertical orientation, forward upright members 15a and 15b operatively connected to the lower frame adjacent to the forward end 11a and rising generally vertically upward in the second vertical orientation, and first and second cargo retainers 33a and 33b operatively connected to the aft upright members 20a and 20b and disposed generally inward. The forward and aft upright members 33a and 33b are angled with respect to each other, and the cart is arranged and configured to allow similar carts to be stored in a nested mananer, the forward end 11a of the first cart passing through the opening in the aft end 11b of a second cart.

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