High pressure washer apparatus and cart

• US 20130270359A1
• Filed: 04/16/2012
• Published: 10/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vortex Industries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Charles Riley, Christopher Saxton, Ron Haarer
• Inventors: Saxton, Christopher, Haarer, Ron, Riley, Charles
• Granted Patent: US 8,910,885 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 239/146
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 7/0093 At least a part of the apparatus, e.g. a container, being provided with means, e.g. wheels or casters for allowing its displacement relative to the ground
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 9/0403 with pumps for liquids or other fluent material B05B9/043 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 1/20 involving parts being collapsible, attachable, detachable or convertible
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 5/065 by means of telescopic elements

Abstract

A high pressure washer apparatus in combination with a lightweight fastenerless cart. The cart is characterized by a rigid structure which essentially consists of a continuous folded aluminum plate having a horizontal platform wall portion for supporting said washer apparatus; downward extending side wall portions; an upward extending front wall portion and an upward extending rear wall portion. A telescoping handle is mounted on the rear wall portion for pushing, pulling, and lifting the pressure washer apparatus. Accessories, mounted in “built-in” provisions are readily available to an operator of the pressure washer apparatus.

Claims

1. The combination of a high pressure power washer apparatus and a mobile cart for transporting the washer from location to location, said cart comprising a continuous folded plate structure having a horizontal wall platform portion for supporting said washer apparatus;

a pair of folded side wall portions extending downwardly from outer side edges of said horizontal wall platform portion;

a folded front wall portion inclined upwardly from a front edge of said horizontal wall platform portion;

a folded rear wall portion inclined upwardly from a rear edge of said horizontal wall platform portion;

a pair of wheels rotatably mounted on an axle attached to said horizontal wall platform portion; and

an axle attached to said horizontal platform wall portion for rotatably mounting said pair of wheels.

2. The combination recited in claim 1 wherein said continuous folded structure is a lightweight aluminum plate structure.

3. The combination recited in claim 2 wherein said folded lightweight aluminum plate structure is a powder coated structure.

4. The combination recited in claim 1 further comprising a “

T”

shaped handle attached to said rear wall portion for pushing and pulling said cart.

5. The combination recited in claim 3 wherein said handle is telescopically mounted on said rear wall portion for accommodating height differences in users and lifting said cart.

6. The combination recited in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of apertures in said front wall portion for carrying replaceable spray nozzle tips.

7. The combination recited in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of replaceable spray nozzle tips in said apertures of said folded front wall portion.

8. The combination recited in claim 1 further comprising a notch in said front wall portion for supporting a front portion of a spray wand.

9. The combination recited in claim 7 further comprising a notch in said rear wall portion for supporting a rear portion of said spray wand.

10. The combination recited in claim 9 further comprising a spray wand supported in said notch of said front wall portion and said notch of said rear wall portion.

11. The combination recited in claim 1 further comprising an aperture in said front wall portion for lifting said pressure washer apparatus and cart.

12. The combination recited in claim 8 further comprising a second notch in said front wall portion and a second notch in said rear wall portion for supporting a second spray wand.

13. In a pressure washer system of the type wherein an engine and pump are mounted on a mobile cart, the improvement comprising, a cart consisting essentially of a fastenerless unitary folded continuous plate structure having a horizontal platform wall portion for supporting a pressure washer apparatus;

a pair of folded downward extending side wall portions;

a folded upward extending inclined front wall portion; and

a folded upward extending inclined rear wall portion;

a pair of wheels rotatably attached to said folded cart structure and an axle attached to said folded cart structure for rotatably mounting said wheels.

14. A high pressure washer system comprised of a high pressure washer apparatus and a cart for transporting said washer apparatus from location to location, said cart comprised of a unitary continuous folded plate fastenerless structure having a horizontal wall platform portion for supporting said pressure washer apparatus;

a pair of downward folded extending side wall portions;

an upwardly inclined front wall portion;

an upwardly inclined rear wall portion;

a pair of wheels rotatably attached to said cart and a handle telescopically mounted to said rear wall portion for pushing and pulling said cart.