Rolling truck with a transponder

• US 5,999,099 A
• Filed: 07/21/1998
• Issued: 12/07/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Anatoli Stobbe
• Original Assignee: Anatoli Stobbe
• Inventors: Stobbe, Anatoli
• Primary Examiner(s): SWANN III, GLEN R
• Application Number:
  US09/120,151
• Time in Patent Office: 504 Days
• Field of Search: 340/572.8, 340/572.1, 340/825.54, 340/825.3, 340/425.5, 280/79.2, 280/79.5
• US Class Current: 340/572.8
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/00 Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A rolling truck consisting of a metal container on whose bottom are provided castors and at least one brake gear, where the bottom has a contact area between the castors on the opposite sides for placing the rolling truck on a conveyor belt. A transponder is arranged on the bottom of the rolling truck, and the transponder is mounted on a plastic spacer at a distance from the bottom of the rolling truck, and outside the contact area of the bottom of the rolling truck. This reduces the distance between the transponder and the floor where the antenna of an RF reader is installed, and thus reduces the size and power required for the transponder.

Claims

1. A rolling truck capable of being identified by a floor mounted RF reader comprising:

a container having a top end and a bottom end and a pair of side ends, said bottom end being constructed of metal and having a plurality of castors secured thereto, and at least one brake gear secured to said bottom end;

a plastic spacer secured to said container; and

a transponder, secured to said spacer and responsive to said RF reader for transmitting data to the reader.

2. The rolling truck as in claim 1, wherein said spacer is secured to said bottom end of said container.

3. The rolling truck according to claim 2, wherein said spacer consists of an angle bracket having a base leg secured to said bottom end of said rolling truck, and a mounting leg extending away from said bottom end, wherein said transponder is mounted on said mounting leg.

4. The rolling truck according to claim 3, wherein said base leg is designed as a plate, and said brake gear is mounted with its mounting on said base leg.

5. The rolling truck as in claim 1, wherein said transponder is removably attached to said spacer.

6. The rolling truck as in claim 1, wherein said casters are located along two parallel opposing lines and a contact area is disposed between said casters within the two parallel opposing lines.

7. The rolling truck according to claim 1, wherein said brake gear is made of metal, and said transponder and said spacer are mounted on said metal brake gear.

8. The rolling truck according to claim 5, wherein said metal brake gear comprises two pedals which are disposed on a mounting secured to said bottom of said rolling truck, and said transponder is mounted on said mount.

9. The rolling truck according to claim 1, wherein said brake gear comprises two pedals which are arranged on a mount disposed on said bottom of said rolling truck, and said transponder is coupled to said mount.

10. The rolling truck according to claim 1, wherein said brake is made of plastic and said plastic spacer is formed by said plastic brake gear of said rolling truck.

11. The rolling truck according to claim 10 wherein said plastic brake gear comprises a pair of pedals and said transponder is mounted on one side of said pedals.

12. The rolling truck according to claim 10, wherein said plastic brake gear comprises a pair of pedals which are disposed on a mounting which is mount on said bottom end of said rolling truck and said transponder is mounted on said mounting.

13. The rolling truck according to claim 1 wherein said transponder is designed as a round disk.

14. The rolling truck according to claim 1, wherein said brake gear further comprises a pair of pedals and a mounting, wherein an opening is provided in one of the following of said spacer, or one of said pedals or of said mount, wherein the electric components of said transponder are located within said opening and said opening is filled and sealed with a casting compound.