Transportation system
US6415880B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62B5/0026
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A transportation system has a mobile transportation device and a vehicle larger than the mobile transportation device, wherein the mobile transportation device can be carried in the vehicle and operated like a cart driven by muscle force by pulling or pushing. The vehicle carries the mobile transportation device. The mobile transportation device has an electrical drive that is activated by the operation of the mobile transportation device, wherein the electrical drive is activated by manipulation of the mobile transportation device. The mobile transportation device, when carried in the vehicle, is in functional connection with the vehicle. At least one of a device for charging the battery of the electrical drive and a signaling device is provided. The device for charging the battery is in communication with an electrical system of the vehicle, and the signaling device indicates the presence or absence of the mobile transportation device in the vehicle.
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