Patent · US Expired

Airline baggage cart

US5749589A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
10References
10Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 27, 1995
Grant dateMay 12, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 27, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62B2207/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An airline baggage cart includes a wheeled chassis, a mounting assembly, and a cart body. The mounting assembly includes angle brackets for attachment to the chassis and to dampened runner members. The cart body includes a base frame and four corner posts secured to the base frame, roof supports secured to the corner posts, and corrugated metal wall panels secured to the posts. A roof panel formed from a single sheet of metal is secured to the roof supports, and a floor panel formed from a single sheet of metal is secured to the base frame. The runners may be raised by the angle brackets above the chassis frame by a sufficient distance to allow a forklift fork to enter between the chassis frame and the runners for lifting the baggage cart with improved stability and decreased likelihood of damage to the cart.

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