Tamper cart system

• US 10,300,936 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2016
• Issued: 05/28/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lloyd Breisch
• Original Assignee: Lloyd Breisch
• Inventors: Breisch, Lloyd
• Primary Examiner(s): Kuhfuss, Zachary L
• Application Number:
  US15/334,927
• Publication Number:
  US 20180112362A1
• Time in Patent Office: 944 Days
• Field of Search: 104 10- 14
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 5/0083 Wheeled supports connected to the transported object
• CPC Class Codes: E01B 2203/12 Tamping devices
• CPC Class Codes: E01B 27/14 Manual tools or hand-held power tools therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E01B 27/16 Sleeper-tamping machines
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 19/35 Hand-held or hand-guided tools E01C19/36 - E01C19/40 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E02D 3/046 by tamping or vibrating, e.g. with auxiliary watering of the soil E02D3/026, E02D3/08 take precedence; generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations for performing mechanical work in general B06B; tamping or vibrating apparatus for working ballast or railways E01B27/00, for consolidating paving materials E01C19/30, for consolidating concrete in general E04G21/06

Abstract

A tamper cart system for transporting a mechanical tamper includes a mechanical tamper. The mechanical tamper has a handle, a body and a compression plate. A cart is provided and the cart is rolled along a support surface. The mechanical tamper is selectively positioned on the cart. Thus, the mechanical tamper is transportable by an individual. A handle is movably coupled to the cart.

Claims

1. A tamper cart system comprising:

a mechanical tamper having a handle, a body and a compression plate; and

a cart being configured to be rolled along a support surface, said mechanical tamper being selectively positioned on said cart such that said mechanical tamper is transportable by an individual;

a handle being movably coupled to said cart wherein said handle is configured to be manipulated; and

a locking unit being coupled to said cart wherein said locking unit is configured to be manipulated, said locking unit engaging said mechanical tamper when said mechanical tamper is positioned on said cart such that said locking unit retains said mechanical tamper on said cart.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said cart comprises a pair of first members, each of said first members having a first end and a second end, each of said first members having a pair of first bends, said first bends being congruent with each other such that said first bends define a first raised portion and with respect to a central portion, said first raised portion being positioned closer to said first end than said second end.

3. The system according to claim 2, further comprising:

a plurality of second members, each of said second members being coupled between said pair of first members, said second members being spaced apart from each other and being distributed along said first members; and

said plurality of second members includes a front member and a rear member, said front member being aligned with said second end of said first members, said rear member being aligned with said first end of said first members.

4. The system according to claim 3, further comprising a pair of tubes, each of said tubes being coupled to and extending upwardly from said rear member wherein each of said tubes is configured to insertably receive a handle of a hand tamper, said tubes being spaced apart from each other.

5. The system according to claim 4, further comprising a pair of first supports, each of said first supports being coupled between an associated one of said tubes and said rear member, each of said first supports intersecting on said rear member such that said pair of first supports forms a V-shape, said compression plate being positioned on said pair of first supports when said mechanical tamper is positioned on said cart such that said first supports inhibits said mechanical tamper from rolling on said cart.

6. The system according to claim 4, further comprising a pair of second supports, each of said second supports being coupled between an associated one of said tubes and an associated one of said first members.

7. The system according to claim 3, further comprising a pair of rear wheels, each of said rear wheels being rotatably coupled to said rear member wherein each of said rear wheels is configured to roll along the support surface.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein said locking unit comprising:

a pair of primary members, each of said primary members being coupled to and extending laterally away from an associated one of said first members, said primary members being spaced apart from each other;

a secondary member extending between said primary members, said secondary member being spaced from said associated first member;

a frame being coupled to and extending upwardly from said secondary member, said frame having a pair of horizontal sections, each of said horizontal sections being spaced from said secondary member;

a rod slidably extending through each of said horizontal sections, said rod having a bottom end; and

a biasing member being positioned around said rod, said biasing member extending between an associated one of said horizontal sections and said bottom end of said rod, said biasing member biasing said bottom end to engage said secondary member, said rod engaging said mechanical tamper such that said mechanical tamper is inhibited from falling off of said cart.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

said cart comprising;

a pair of first members, each of said first members having a first end and a second end, each of said first members having a pair of first bends, said first bends being congruent with each other such that said first bends define a first raised portion and with respect to a central portion, said first raised portion being positioned closer to said first end than said second end, each of said first members having a pair of second bends, said second bends being congruent with each other such that said second bends define a second raised portion with respect to said central portion, said second raised portion being positioned closer to said second end than said first end such that each of said first members defines a saddle, said mechanical tamper being positioned in said saddle having said body resting on said central portion corresponding to each of said first members,

a plurality of second members, each of said second members being coupled between said pair of first members, said second members being spaced apart from each other and being distributed along said first members, said plurality of second members including a front member and a rear member, said front member being aligned with said second end of said first members, said rear member being aligned with said first end of said first members,

a pair of tubes, each of said tubes being coupled to and extending upwardly from said rear member wherein each of said tubes is configured to insertably receive a handle of a hand tamper, said tubes being spaced apart from each other,

a pair of first supports, each of said first supports being coupled between an associated one of said tubes and said rear member, each of said first supports intersecting on said rear member such that said pair of first supports forms a V-shape, said plate being positioned on said pair of first supports when said mechanical tamper is positioned on said cart such that said first supports inhibits said mechanical tamper from rolling on said cart,

a pair of second supports, each of said second supports being coupled between an associated one of said tubes and an associated one of said first members,

said locking unit comprising;

a pair of primary members, each of said primary members being coupled to and extending laterally away from an associated one of said first members, said primary members being spaced apart from each other,

a secondary member extending between said primary members, said secondary member being spaced from said associated first member, and

a frame being coupled to and extending upwardly from said secondary member, said frame having a pair of horizontal sections, each of said horizontal sections being spaced from said secondary member,

a rod slidably extending through each of said horizontal sections, said rod having a bottom end, and

a biasing member being positioned around said rod, said biasing member extending between an associated one of said horizontal sections and said bottom end of said rod, said biasing member biasing said bottom end to engage said secondary member, said rod engaging said mechanical tamper such that said mechanical tamper is inhibited from falling off of said cart;

a front axle having a first end and a second end, said front axle being coupled to said front member,

a pair of tabs, each of said tabs being coupled to and extending forwardly away from said front axle, said tabs being spaced apart from each other,

a pair of control arms, each of said control arms being rotatably coupled to an associated one of said first end and said second end of said front axle,

a pair of front wheels, each of said front wheels being rotatably coupled to an associated one of said control arms,

said handle comprising;

a plate being rotatably coupled to said tabs on said front axle,

a first pin extending through said plate and said tabs such that said plate is rotatably coupled to said tabs,

a pair of steering rods, each of said steering rods being coupled between said plate and an associated one of said control arms such that each of said front wheels steers when said plate is rotated on said first pin,

a pole having a leading end and a following end, said following end being hingedly coupled to said plate, said pole having a bend thereon, said bend on said pole being positioned closer to said following end than said leading end to define a first portion forming and angle with a second portion wherein said following end is configured to be gripped thereby facilitating said cart to be towed,

a grip having a closed loop and a stem being coupled to and extending away from said closed loop, said stem having a distal end with respect to said closed loop, said distal end of said stem being hingedly coupled to said second portion of said pole, said grip being positioned in a deployed position having said closed loop being spaced from said leading end of said pole wherein said closed loop is configured to be gripped, said grip being positioned in a folded position having said closed loop being positioned on said second portion of said pole, and

a pin being configured to be manipulated, said pin removably extending through said stem and engaging said second portion of said pole when said grip is in said deployed position such that said pin retains said grip in said deployed position; and

a pair of rear wheels, each of said rear wheels being rotatably coupled to said rear member wherein each of said rear wheels is configured to roll along the support surface.

10. A tamper cart system comprising:

a mechanical tamper having a handle, a body and a compression plate; and

a cart being configured to be rolled along a support surface, said mechanical tamper being selectively positioned on said cart such that said mechanical tamper is transportable by an individual;

a handle being movably coupled to said cart wherein said handle is configured to be manipulated;

a front member;

a front axle having a first end and a second end, said front axle being coupled to said front member;

a pair of tabs, each of said tabs being coupled to and extending forwardly away from said front axle, said tabs being spaced apart from each other;

a pair of control arms, each of said control arms being rotatably coupled to an associated one of said first end and said second end of said front axle; and

a pair of front wheels, each of said front wheels being rotatably coupled to an associated one of said control arms.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein said handle comprises:

a plate being rotatably coupled to said tabs on said front axle; and

a first pin extending through said plate and said tabs such that said plate is rotatably coupled to said tabs.

12. The system according to claim 11, further comprising a pair of steering rods, each of said steering rods being coupled between said plate and an associated one of said control arms such that each of said front wheels steers when said plate is rotated on said first pin.

13. The system according to claim 11, further comprising a pole having a leading end and a following end, said following end being hingedly coupled to said plate, said pole having a bend thereon, said bend on said pole being positioned closer to said following end than said leading end to define a first portion forming and angle with a second portion wherein said following end is configured to be gripped thereby facilitating said cart to be towed.

14. The system according to claim 13, further comprising a grip having a closed loop and a stem being coupled to and extending away from said closed loop, said stem having a distal end with respect to said closed loop, said distal end of said stem being hingedly coupled to said second portion of said pole.

15. The system according to claim 14, further comprising:

said grip being positioned in a deployed position having said closed loop being spaced from said leading end of said rod wherein said closed loop is configured to be gripped, said grip being positioned in a folded position having said closed loop being positioned on said second portion of said pole; and

a pin being configured to be manipulated, said pin removably extending through said stem and engaging said second portion of said pole when said grip is in said deployed position such that said pin retains said grip in said deployed position.

16. A tamper cart system comprising:

a mechanical tamper having a handle, a body and a compression plate; and

a cart being configured to be rolled along a support surface, said mechanical tamper being selectively positioned on said cart such that said mechanical tamper is transportable by an individual;

a handle being movably coupled to said cart wherein said handle is configured to be manipulated;

wherein said cart comprises a pair of first members, each of said first members having a first end and a second end, each of said first members having a pair of first bends, said first bends being congruent with each other such that said first bends define a first raised portion and with respect to a central portion, said first raised portion being positioned closer to said first end than said second end; and

wherein each of said first members has a pair of second bends, said second bends being congruent with each other such that said second bends define a second raised portion with respect to said central portion, said second raised portion being positioned closer to said second end than said first end such that each of said first members defines a saddle, said mechanical tamper being positioned in said saddle having said body resting on said central portion corresponding to each of said first members.