Cart mover
First Claim
1. A device for assisting an operator with rollably moving a cart along a surface, wherein the cart has a frame mounted on wheels and at least one surface adapted to support containers that include at least some liquid, the device comprising:
- a body rollably supported by a drive wheel and a castor wheel;
a motor adapted to power the drive wheel;
a steering mechanism adapted to control the travel direction of the device; and
a clamp hitch adapted to engage the cart.
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Abstract
The present invention, in one embodiment, is a device for moving a heavy cart, such as a bossie cart used to transport one-gallon jugs of milk in a bulk-milk facility. The device includes a body that has an operator platform, a steerable drive wheel and a plurality of castors that support the body, a steering tiller that is interconnected to the steerable drive wheel, and a hitch that is attached to the body and includes a fixed jaw and a movable jaw interconnected by a center structure. The jaws are adapted to engage opposite sides of the cart as the device is used to move the cart.
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41 Claims
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1. A device for assisting an operator with rollably moving a cart along a surface, wherein the cart has a frame mounted on wheels and at least one surface adapted to support containers that include at least some liquid, the device comprising:
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a body rollably supported by a drive wheel and a castor wheel;
a motor adapted to power the drive wheel;
a steering mechanism adapted to control the travel direction of the device; and
a clamp hitch adapted to engage the cart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device for assisting an operator with moving a cart along a surface, wherein the cart has a frame mounted on wheels or an air bearing, at least one product supporting surface, and at least two opposed sides, the device comprising:
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a body rollably supported by a drive wheel and a castor wheel;
a motor adapted to power the drive wheel;
a steering mechanism adapted to control the travel direction of the device; and
a clamp hitch including a first jaw and a second jaw adapted to engage the opposed sides of the cart. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for assisting an operator with moving a cart along a surface wherein the cart has a frame mounted on wheels or an air bearing and at least two opposed sides, the method comprising:
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approaching said cart with a cart mover including a drive wheel and a hitch with a pair of opposed jaws;
positioning the opposed sides of the cart between the pair of opposed jaws;
converging the jaws towards each other until the jaws contact the sides;
actuating the drive wheel to move the cart along a surface wherein the cart is supported by the wheels or air bearing as the cart is moved. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A device for assisting an operator with moving a cart along a path, wherein the cart has a frame mounted on wheels or an air bearing, at least one product supporting surface, and at least two opposed sides, the device comprising:
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a means for powering the device along the path;
a means for steering the device; and
a means for engaging a cart. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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Specification