Adjustable frame for retaining hand truck on vehicular body
US6948645B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R11/06
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An adjustable frame, mountable on a vehicle, for releasably securing hand trucks of different sizes and configurations includes: a support platform for receiving a base of a hand truck; a first and a second side member affixed to the platform; a first bracket and a second bracket attached to the first and second side members, respectively, the brackets extending in parallel therewith; an elongate swing bar pivotally connected to the first bracket and pivotal between a first position that retains the hand truck on the platform, and a second position, which allows access and removal of the hand truck from the platform; and a latch mounted on the swing bar. The second bracket may include a strike that engages the latch for releasably securing the swing bar in the first position. Cushioned crossbars attachable to the side members dampen vibration of the hand truck during transportation.
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