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WO2013029064A2 - Chariot - Google Patents

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WO2013029064A2
WO2013029064A2 PCT/ZA2012/000052 ZA2012000052W WO2013029064A2 WO 2013029064 A2 WO2013029064 A2 WO 2013029064A2 ZA 2012000052 W ZA2012000052 W ZA 2012000052W WO 2013029064 A2 WO2013029064 A2 WO 2013029064A2
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trolley
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base
frame
lock
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Thomas MASINGI
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Masingi Thomas
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B1/00—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor
    • B62B1/10—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor in which the load is intended to be transferred totally to the wheels
    • B62B1/12—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor in which the load is intended to be transferred totally to the wheels involving parts being adjustable, collapsible, attachable, detachable, or convertible
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B2202/00—Indexing codes relating to type or characteristics of transported articles
    • B62B2202/12—Boxes, Crates
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B2205/00—Hand-propelled vehicles or sledges being foldable or dismountable when not in use
    • B62B2205/30—Detachable, retractable or collapsible load supporting means

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  • This invention relates to a trolley for transporting materials for example groceries, more particularly the invention relates to a collapsible trolley.
  • Trolleys are well known. Shops typically located at shopping malls and shoppers shopping at a mall both represent a large consumer base for a conventional trolley since a typical shopper uses the trolley to transport, for example goods to be purchased in a shop, or to transport goods around the mall and/or back home. Furthermore, vehicles further burden the shopper/consumer, as they offer limited storage space for shoppers to store their goods. The lack of availability of storage space available to a shopper is more pronounced in public transport. It is well known that one of the problems faced by shops located in a mall is the limited availability of space to store a large number of trolleys.
  • Trolleys currently available in the marketplace are fabricated from durable, rigid material, for example steel, plastics polymer material and a suitable combination thereof. Furthermore, the advert of a green economy presents an opportunity to develop goods from recyclable materials, for example a trolley may be fabricated from green materials.
  • a collapsible trolley which includes:
  • the base having a movable retaining member
  • the frame having a lower loading portion and an upper loading portion, which portions are each configured to be displaceabie relative to each other between a compact condition and an expanded condition;
  • attachment means arranged on each of the portions, which attachment means are shaped and configured to attach a container thereon;
  • lock mechanism arranged relative to the frame, which mechanism is configured to lock the frame in a compact condition or expanded condition.
  • compact condition shall be construed to refer to a trolley in a configuration optimum for storage whilst the phrase “expanded condition” shall be construed to refer to a trolley in a functional configuration wherein the trolley may be used to load and/or convey goods.
  • the frame may include a lock for locking the retaining member in either the compact condition or expanded condition.
  • the lock may be in the form of a positioning pin and a cable.
  • the frame may include reinforcing means for reinforcing the frame wherein a heavy load may be loaded onto the retaining member and /or the portions.
  • the wheels may be in the form of a pair of spaced apart wheels located on an axle spanning the base.
  • the wheels may be of a castor form.
  • the base may include an abutment member for suitable abutment thereof, for example the abutment member may abut with a ground surface thereby facilitating for easier loading of the trolley by a user.
  • the retaining member may include a securing means for securing the member to the container located at the lower loading portion.
  • the securing means may be in the form of a rigid band extending from the member and securable onto the container and/or lower loading portion.
  • the lower and upper portions may be fabricated from steel bars and arranged to extend substantially perpendicular from axle portion.
  • the upper portion may include a handle.
  • the attachment means may be in the form of formations arranged on the portions shaped and configured to attach to and/or attachable to complementary formations. Accordingly, the formations may be in the form of a hook, or an internal thread, or an external thread or the like.
  • the attachment means may be shaped and configured to be attachable to attachment members extending from the respective container.
  • the containers may be configured to be attachable to the portions and the containers may be in the form of conventional trolley baskets, for example the containers may be fabricated from hard nylon material.
  • the containers may be in the form of perforated nylon baskets.
  • the lock mechanism may be in the form of a snap lock arrangement wherein bars extending from lower and upper sections have overlaid portions, overlaying each other.
  • the portions are configured to lock once the sections are rotatably positioned such that the overlaid portions are aligned substantially horizontally to each other.
  • the overlaid portions may be configured to be pivoted around a longitudinal axis defined along the length of the sections. Accordingly, the inverse may apply wherein rotatable displacement of the lower and upper overlaid sections away from a substantially horizontal position (locked) may allow the bars to be unlocked, i.e. the snap lock may be unlocked thereby allowing the user to configure the trolley to either the collapsed condition or the expanded condition as desired.
  • Figure 1 shows, a perspective front view, of a collapsible trolley, in accordance with the invention
  • Figure 2 shows, a perspective rear view, of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3 shows perspective view, of another embodiment of Figure 1 , in a compact condition
  • Figure 4 shows, a perspective view, of another embodiment of the invention.
  • a collapsible trolley in accordance with the invention, is generally indicated by reference numeral 10.
  • the trolley 10 includes a frame 12 having a base 14, a movable retaining member in the form of generally C-shaped steel mesh tray 15, castor wheels 16, a lower loading portion 18 and an upper loading portion 20, an attachment means in the form of a cable 22 and a lock mechanism in the form of a snap lock arrangement (not shown) as shown.
  • the frame 12 is fabricated from steel bars that extend substantially perpendicular to end regions 24 of the base 14.
  • the tray 15 is mounted onto the base and configured to be movable relative to the base 14 in a typical swivel manner facilitated for by its generally convex surface 26.
  • the frame 12 has reinforcement means in the form of steel bars 28 extending across a horizontal plane defined by the frame 12.
  • An axle 30 spans the base 14 and is welded thereon to permit wheels 16 to be fitted at end regions of the axle 30.
  • Abutment means in the form of a pair of steel brackets 32 extend from the base 14 and are configured to make contact with a ground surface during a loading process.
  • the tray 15 includes a securing means in the form of a canvas strip/band 34 extending from the tray 15 and securable onto a basket-like container 36 fastened onto the lower loading portion 18 of the frame 12.
  • the upper portion 20 has a similar basket-like container 38 fastened thereon.
  • FIG. 3 of the drawings another embodiment of Figure 1 is shown in a compact condition.
  • the trolley 40 and more particularly the frame 42 are configured compact; with the tray 44 configured rearwards such that a front end 46 of the tray 44 lies substantially in register with an edge of the base 48.
  • the lower loading portion 50 and upper loading portion 52 are located such that they lie substantially adjacent to each other. This is achieved by a clockwise rotatable displacement of the lower and upper overlaid sections (not shown) of the portions 50 and 52 away from a substantially horizontal position (locked) to thereby allow the bars 54 to be unlocked, i.e. the snap lock may be unlocked thereby allowing the user to configure the trolley 40 to the compact condition.
  • the trolley 40 is then configured in an expanded condition by an anticlockwise rotatable displacement of the lower and upper overlaid sections (not shown) of the portions 50 and 52 about an angle of 180 degrees until the lower and upper overlaid portions are substantially in-register, with the lower loading portion 50 located below the upper loading portion 52.
  • the trolley 60 has includes a frame 62 having a base 64, a movable retaining member in the form of generally C-shaped steel mesh tray 66, castor wheels 68, a lower loading portion 70 and an upper loading portion 72, an attachment means in the form of a steel brackets 74 and a lock mechanism in the form of a snap lock arrangement (not shown) as shown.
  • the brackets 74 as typically in the upper loading portion 72 are attachable to attachment points 76 proximal to the handle 78 and extend forthright to attach to an end region 80 on a basket 82.
  • the brackets 74 stabilise the trolley 60 as well as hold the baskets 82, insitu.
  • the trolley 60 may be deployed from a compact condition to an expanded condition as described above.
  • the Inventor regards it as an advantage that the invention provides a durable, user friendly, affordable and collapsible trolley.
  • the Inventors regard it as a further advantage that the invention provides for an elegant solution for reducing the amount of space needed to store a trolley in a shop, mall or storage area.
  • the Inventors regard it as a further advantage that the invention enables a typical shopper/consumer to carry this trolley in a vehicle with limited space.

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Abstract

Chariot (10) qui comporte un cadre (12) pourvu d'une base (14), un élément de retenue mobile sous la forme d'un plateau (15) constitué de tiges d'acier généralement en forme de C, des roulettes (16), une partie de chargement inférieure (18) et une partie de chargement supérieure (20), un dispositif d'attache sous forme d'un câble (22) et un mécanisme de verrouillage sous forme de dispositif encliquetable à ressort. Le cadre (12) est constitué de barres d'acier qui s'étendent sensiblement perpendiculairement aux zones terminales (24) de la base (14). Le plateau (15) est monté sur la base et conçu pour être mobile par rapport à cette dernière (14) de manière typiquement pivotante, ce mouvement étant facilité par sa surface généralement convexe (26). Le cadre (12) comporte des moyens de renforcement sous la forme de barres d'acier (28) qui s'étendent dans un plan horizontal défini par le cadre (12). Un axe (30) s'étend en travers de la base (14) et est soudé sur ladite base pour permettre le montage des roues (16) sur des zones terminales de l'axe (30). Des moyens de butée sous forme d'une paire de pattes en acier (32) s'étendent à partir de la base (14) et sont conçus pour entrer en contact avec un sol lors du processus de chargement.
PCT/ZA2012/000052 2011-08-12 2012-08-08 Chariot WO2013029064A2 (fr)

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ZA2011/5911 2011-08-12
ZA2011/05911A ZA201105911B (en) 2011-08-12 2011-08-12 Collapsible trolley

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Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB661981A (en) * 1949-03-09 1951-11-28 Frederick Sage & Co Ltd Improvements in wheeled carriages for transporting goods in baskets or like containers
US3052484A (en) * 1960-07-11 1962-09-04 Union Steel Prod Co Utility carts with multiple pivoted load supports
GB2116489A (en) * 1982-03-16 1983-09-28 Jane Jackson Trolley
WO1998005542A1 (fr) * 1996-08-06 1998-02-12 Metafil Chariot multi-usages du genre diable
CA2608810A1 (fr) * 2007-10-31 2009-04-30 Donna Keats Chariot pliable pour produits recyclables

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB661981A (en) * 1949-03-09 1951-11-28 Frederick Sage & Co Ltd Improvements in wheeled carriages for transporting goods in baskets or like containers
US3052484A (en) * 1960-07-11 1962-09-04 Union Steel Prod Co Utility carts with multiple pivoted load supports
GB2116489A (en) * 1982-03-16 1983-09-28 Jane Jackson Trolley
WO1998005542A1 (fr) * 1996-08-06 1998-02-12 Metafil Chariot multi-usages du genre diable
CA2608810A1 (fr) * 2007-10-31 2009-04-30 Donna Keats Chariot pliable pour produits recyclables

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