Utility machine with dual-mode steering
US9010771B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62B2301/05
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
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.
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