EP2929797A1 - Trolley type container, convertible into a scooter - Google Patents
Trolley type container, convertible into a scooter Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- EP2929797A1 EP2929797A1 EP15162745.2A EP15162745A EP2929797A1 EP 2929797 A1 EP2929797 A1 EP 2929797A1 EP 15162745 A EP15162745 A EP 15162745A EP 2929797 A1 EP2929797 A1 EP 2929797A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- trolley
- wheels
- rod
- steering
- handle
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
Links
- 230000008878 coupling Effects 0.000 description 2
- 238000010168 coupling process Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000005859 coupling reaction Methods 0.000 description 2
- 210000003141 lower extremity Anatomy 0.000 description 1
- 230000000284 resting effect Effects 0.000 description 1
Images
Classifications
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
- A45C5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage
- A45C5/14—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage with built-in rolling means
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
- A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
- A45C13/26—Special adaptations of handles
- A45C13/262—Special adaptations of handles for wheeled luggage
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
- A45C9/00—Purses, Luggage or bags convertible into objects for other use
- A45C2009/005—Purses, Luggage or bags convertible into objects for other use into a vehicle, e.g. scooter
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
- A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
- A45C13/26—Special adaptations of handles
- A45C13/262—Special adaptations of handles for wheeled luggage
- A45C2013/265—Special adaptations of handles for wheeled luggage the handle being adjustable in rotation to a towing element
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a scooter-trolley.
- trolleys comprising a pair of wheels installed on a first side of the trolley body and an extendable handle on an opposite side of said first side are known.
- a footboard hinged to the first side and comprising a further wheel at the free end of the footboard itself is also present.
- Such a footboard is configured to be movable between a rest position, in which the footboard is arranged by the side of the trolley body, and an operating position, in which the footboard is opened so that the further wheel is in contact with the ground. In the operating position, the trolley may support a user over the footboard and work as a vehicle.
- the capacity of the entire device is approximately one hundred kilograms, including the full suitcase, and thus the risk of failure of the footboard when it is in the operating position is thus not unlikely.
- the footboard hinged to the trolley body is an element which is susceptible to breakage or wear.
- the user must make a given physical effort in all cases in order to move aboard the suitcase with scooter, requiring to push at least with a lower limb.
- the configuration of the wheels does not allow to steer or perform curved trajectories aboard the aforesaid scooter.
- said object is achieved by means of a trolley comprising a body provided with a handle, connected to at least one extendable rod, and wheels suitable to facilitate the movement thereof without requiring a lifting, said at least one extendable rod being slidably coupled to said body for being extracted and inserted inside the body, said trolley being characterized in that it comprises further wheels installed in a side of the body and in that said extendable rod, once extracted from the body, is configured to rotate with respect to said body about an axis perpendicular to the direction of the rod so that said handle and a further side of said body, which is opposite to said side, are a handlebar and a footboard of a vehicle movable on said wheels, respectively.
- FIG. 1 shows a trolley 100 according to the present invention.
- Trolley 100 comprises a body 1, substantially shaped as a rectangular parallelepiped, said body 1 comprising a first half-shell 101 coupled to a second half-shell 102 by means of closing means (not shown in the figure), such as for example a zipper or specific hooks.
- Body 1 may be made of polymeric material or of any material known and adapted for making suitcases.
- Said body 1 comprises a first side 11 with an edge 14 at which the wheels 4a, adapted to facilitate the movement of trolley 100 without being required to lift it, are installed.
- said wheels 4a are a pair of wheels which are equally spaced apart along said edge 14.
- Further wheels 4b are installed in a third side 15 of the second half-shell 102 so that, when trolley 100 is resting on the ground with the third side 15 facing the surface of the ground, said wheels 4a and said further wheels 4b are equally in contact with the ground.
- said further wheels 4b are a pair of wheels as well.
- Said at least one extendable rod 3 comprises a plurality of telescopic elements 30 ( Fig. 3 ) adapted to be slidingly inserted inside one another, a smaller section element 30a of which is connected to said handle 2 and a larger section element 30c of which is coupled to the body 1 of trolley 100.
- the extendable rod 3 has a first closing position, in which rod 3 reaches a minimum extension and all telescopic elements 30 are inserted inside one another in body 1 ( Fig. 2 ), and a second elongated position, in which rod 3 reaches a maximum extension, the telescopic elements are extracted from one another and are completely outside the body 1 ( Fig. 3 ).
- Handle 2 advantageously comprises a release command adapted to enable the closing of rod 3 (not shown in the figures).
- the coupling between the extendable rod 3 and body 1 may be achieved by means of a supporting frame 8 fixed to said body 1 ( Fig. 4 ), said frame 8 comprising a least one guide 16 on which at least one sliding block 17 is slidingly coupled, the latter being connected to an end 31 of the greater section element 30c of rod 3.
- Guide 16 is provided with end stops adapted to prevent the sliding block 17 from exiting from the guide when the extendable rod 3 reaches the closing or elongated position.
- the sliding block 17 connected to the larger section element 30c slides from a first end 20 of guide 16 towards a second end 21 (near the second side 12) and at the same time the elements are extracted from one another, thus locking when rod 3 reaches the maximum elongation ( Fig. 3 ).
- Said at least one extendable rod 3 is also configured to rotate with respect to said body 1 about an axis perpendicular to the direction of rod 3 through a pin 18 which connects said larger section element 30c to said at least one sliding block 17 ( Fig. 7 ).
- a third folded position is thus allowed, in which rod 3, starting from the second elongated position, is rotated by approximately 90 degrees with respect to the direction of block 16 ( Fig. 8 ). After such a rotation, a specific pin (not shown in the figure) ensures the locking of the whole of telescopic elements 30 in said folded position.
- rod 3 In use, when the extendable rod 3 is brought from the folded position to the closing position, rod 3 is rotated in the opposite direction until it reaches the elongation position again and is then closed inside body 1.
- extendable rods 3 ( Fig. 1-6 ) each comprising three square-sectioned, telescopic elements 30a, 30b and 30c.
- the coupling between extendable rods 3 and body 1 occurs by means of the frame 8 fixed to body 1 and comprises a pair of guides 16 on which the sliding blocks 17 slide being connected to the larger section element 30c of rods 3.
- a fourth side 19 enclosed in the half-shell 101, and opposite to said third side 15, is configured so as to withstand the deformations generated by orthogonal forces while being made to offer a given grip.
- the wheels 4a are free to rotate on axles coupled to frame 8 near said first side 11 of body 1, in which specific holes are obtained so that at least one portion of each of the wheels 4a is outside body 1 to come into contact with the ground.
- the further wheels 4b are connected to frame 8 near the opposite side 12 by means of spindles 23 pivoted to said frame 8 by means of pins 24 and comprising shafts on which said wheels 4b are mounted ( Fig. 5 , 6 ); specific holes are obtained on the third side 15 so that at least one portion of each of the wheels 4b is outside body 1 to come into contact with the ground and can also rotate on said pins 24.
- Said handle 2 connected to the extendable rods 3, and said fourth side 19 of the half-shell 101 of body 1 are configured to be a handlebar and a footboard of a vehicle 110 moving by means of said wheels 4a, 4b, respectively ( Fig. 10 ).
- trolley 100 is such to be used in a first configuration ( Fig. 9 ) as a normal suitcase with the wheels 4a adapted to facilitate the movement of trolley 100 without requiring to lift it, and in a second configuration as a vehicle 110 moving on wheels 4a and wheels 4b ( Fig. 10 ).
- the switching from one configuration to the other is obtained by bringing the extendable rod 3 from the closing position to the folded position until the pin ensures the locking of the whole of telescopic elements 30, and by placing the trolley so as to rest on the ground on the third side 15 of the second half-shell 102, so that the wheels 4a and the further wheels 4b are equally in contact with the ground.
- the user can get onto the fourth side 19 holding onto said handle 2 which becomes the handlebar 20 of vehicle 110, the movement of which is described below.
- Said spindles 23 allow the wheels 4b to steer because they can rotate about respective pins 24. Furthermore, the spindles 23 ( Fig. 5 , 6 ), and indirectly the wheels 4b, are coupled to one another by means of a steering rod 25, comprising connecting means 26 to said spindles 23 at its ends in order to allow a rotation of the spindles 23 about the respective pins 24 after a longitudinal translation of the steering rod 25.
- the steering bar 25 may be connected to the spindles 23 by means of connecting means 26 known as "uniball".
- the steering bar 25 is controlled and pivoted by a power steering 27 ( Fig. 6 ) adapted to shift the bar 25 itself longitudinally and thus to steer the wheels 4b.
- the power steering 27 is controlled by the user by means of a steering 6 ( Fig. 11 ) placed on handle 2 and connected to said power steering 27 ( Fig. 12 ) by means of a first electronic control block 29.
- steering 6 may be a rotary potentiometer adapted to convert the rotary movement given by the user into a curvature of the wheels 4b with a radius proportional to the given command.
- a motor 5 ( Fig. 12 ), coupled to at least one spindle 23 of one of the further wheels 4b, is adapted to move vehicle 110, by providing at least one wheel 4b with traction, and is controlled by means of an accelerator 33 housed, as the steering 6, on handle 2 ( Fig. 11 ).
- the accelerator 33 is connected to motor 5 by means of a second electronic control block 34 ( Fig. 12 ).
- accelerator 33 may be implemented by means of a slider potentiometer adapted to convert a linear movement given by the user into a proportional traction generated on the at least one further wheel 4b.
- motor 5 may be, for example, a 24V motor (180W) powered by a battery 32 also adapted to power the electronic control blocks 29, 34, to which appropriate power electronic blocks 42, 44, which interface with the motor 5 and the power steering 27, are coupled.
- 24V motor 180W
- battery 32 also adapted to power the electronic control blocks 29, 34, to which appropriate power electronic blocks 42, 44, which interface with the motor 5 and the power steering 27, are coupled.
- a reverse control 35 ( Fig. 12 ) is also provided in handle 2 adapted to change the rotation direction of the wheels 4b and therefore the advance direction of vehicle 110.
- trolley 100 could comprise a self-bearing body which has at least one guide adapted to be coupled to the extendable rod 3 and a structure to allow the connection of the wheels 4a, 4b and the housing of the electronic and mechanical components as described above.
- trolley 100 can be used by the user as a suitcase and, if needed, as a vehicle 110 to move conveniently and totally effortlessly. Furthermore, trolley 100 has the same loading capacity as a traditional trolley and is cabin-sized, thus can be inserted into the overhead compartment or under the seat of an aircraft.
Landscapes
- Handcart (AREA)
Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to a scooter-trolley.
- It is often necessary to walk for variable distances with a piece of hand luggage, such as a cabin-size suitcase or a trolley. For example, transfers from one gate to another, from one part of a terminal to another, are frequent in airports because of departure gate changes. Considering that a trolley typically weighs approximately ten or so kilograms, the walk may sometimes become inconvenient.
- Suitcases with integrated scooter are known to solve this problem. In particular, trolleys comprising a pair of wheels installed on a first side of the trolley body and an extendable handle on an opposite side of said first side are known. A footboard hinged to the first side and comprising a further wheel at the free end of the footboard itself is also present. Such a footboard is configured to be movable between a rest position, in which the footboard is arranged by the side of the trolley body, and an operating position, in which the footboard is opened so that the further wheel is in contact with the ground. In the operating position, the trolley may support a user over the footboard and work as a vehicle.
- However, the capacity of the entire device is approximately one hundred kilograms, including the full suitcase, and thus the risk of failure of the footboard when it is in the operating position is thus not unlikely. In addition to being bulky because it protrudes, the footboard hinged to the trolley body is an element which is susceptible to breakage or wear. Furthermore, the user must make a given physical effort in all cases in order to move aboard the suitcase with scooter, requiring to push at least with a lower limb. Moreover, the configuration of the wheels does not allow to steer or perform curved trajectories aboard the aforesaid scooter.
- Given the prior art, it is the object of the present invention to provide a scooter-trolley so as to overcome the aforesaid drawbacks.
- In accordance with the present invention, said object is achieved by means of a trolley comprising a body provided with a handle, connected to at least one extendable rod, and wheels suitable to facilitate the movement thereof without requiring a lifting, said at least one extendable rod being slidably coupled to said body for being extracted and inserted inside the body, said trolley being characterized in that it comprises further wheels installed in a side of the body and in that said extendable rod, once extracted from the body, is configured to rotate with respect to said body about an axis perpendicular to the direction of the rod so that said handle and a further side of said body, which is opposite to said side, are a handlebar and a footboard of a vehicle movable on said wheels, respectively.
- The features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of a practical embodiment thereof, shown by way of non-limitative example in the accompanying drawings, in which:
-
figure 1 shows a perspective view of a trolley according to the present invention; -
figure 2 shows the trolley infigure 1 in a first operating position; -
figure 3 shows the trolley infigure 1 in a second operating position; -
figure 4 shows an inner part of the trolley according to the present invention; -
figure 5 shows a detail of the inner part of the trolley infigure 4 ; -
figure 6 shows a bottom view of the inner part of the trolley infigure 4 ; -
figure 7 shows a first detail of the trolley infigure 1 ; -
figure 8 shows the trolley infigure 1 switching from the second operating position to a third operating position; -
figure 9 shows the trolley infigure 1 according to a configuration of use; -
figure 10 shows the trolley infigure 1 according to a further configuration of use; -
figure 11 shows a second detail of the trolley infigure 1 ; -
figure 12 shows an electromechanical block chart of the trolley infigure 1 . -
Figure 1 shows atrolley 100 according to the present invention.Trolley 100 comprises abody 1, substantially shaped as a rectangular parallelepiped, saidbody 1 comprising a first half-shell 101 coupled to a second half-shell 102 by means of closing means (not shown in the figure), such as for example a zipper or specific hooks. -
Body 1 may be made of polymeric material or of any material known and adapted for making suitcases. Saidbody 1 comprises afirst side 11 with anedge 14 at which thewheels 4a, adapted to facilitate the movement oftrolley 100 without being required to lift it, are installed. For example, saidwheels 4a are a pair of wheels which are equally spaced apart along saidedge 14. On theopposite side 12, there is ahandle 2, connected to at least oneextendable rod 3, adapted totransport trolley 100 by means of saidwheels 4a, and ahandle 13 adapted to lift it instead. -
Further wheels 4b are installed in athird side 15 of the second half-shell 102 so that, whentrolley 100 is resting on the ground with thethird side 15 facing the surface of the ground, saidwheels 4a and saidfurther wheels 4b are equally in contact with the ground. For example, saidfurther wheels 4b are a pair of wheels as well. - Said at least one
extendable rod 3 comprises a plurality of telescopic elements 30 (Fig. 3 ) adapted to be slidingly inserted inside one another, asmaller section element 30a of which is connected to saidhandle 2 and alarger section element 30c of which is coupled to thebody 1 oftrolley 100. In particular, theextendable rod 3 has a first closing position, in whichrod 3 reaches a minimum extension and alltelescopic elements 30 are inserted inside one another in body 1 (Fig. 2 ), and a second elongated position, in whichrod 3 reaches a maximum extension, the telescopic elements are extracted from one another and are completely outside the body 1 (Fig. 3 ).Handle 2 advantageously comprises a release command adapted to enable the closing of rod 3 (not shown in the figures). - The coupling between the
extendable rod 3 andbody 1 may be achieved by means of a supportingframe 8 fixed to said body 1 (Fig. 4 ), saidframe 8 comprising a least oneguide 16 on which at least one slidingblock 17 is slidingly coupled, the latter being connected to anend 31 of thegreater section element 30c ofrod 3.Guide 16 is provided with end stops adapted to prevent the slidingblock 17 from exiting from the guide when theextendable rod 3 reaches the closing or elongated position. In use, when theextendable rod 3 is taken from the closing position to the elongated position, thesliding block 17 connected to thelarger section element 30c slides from afirst end 20 ofguide 16 towards a second end 21 (near the second side 12) and at the same time the elements are extracted from one another, thus locking whenrod 3 reaches the maximum elongation (Fig. 3 ). - Said at least one
extendable rod 3 is also configured to rotate with respect to saidbody 1 about an axis perpendicular to the direction ofrod 3 through apin 18 which connects saidlarger section element 30c to said at least one sliding block 17 (Fig. 7 ). A third folded position is thus allowed, in whichrod 3, starting from the second elongated position, is rotated by approximately 90 degrees with respect to the direction of block 16 (Fig. 8 ). After such a rotation, a specific pin (not shown in the figure) ensures the locking of the whole oftelescopic elements 30 in said folded position. In use, when theextendable rod 3 is brought from the folded position to the closing position,rod 3 is rotated in the opposite direction until it reaches the elongation position again and is then closed insidebody 1. - Preferably, there are two extendable rods 3 (
Fig. 1-6 ) each comprising three square-sectioned,telescopic elements extendable rods 3 andbody 1 occurs by means of theframe 8 fixed tobody 1 and comprises a pair ofguides 16 on which thesliding blocks 17 slide being connected to thelarger section element 30c ofrods 3. - A
fourth side 19 enclosed in the half-shell 101, and opposite to saidthird side 15, is configured so as to withstand the deformations generated by orthogonal forces while being made to offer a given grip. - The
wheels 4a are free to rotate on axles coupled toframe 8 near saidfirst side 11 ofbody 1, in which specific holes are obtained so that at least one portion of each of thewheels 4a is outsidebody 1 to come into contact with the ground. - The
further wheels 4b are connected toframe 8 near theopposite side 12 by means ofspindles 23 pivoted to saidframe 8 by means ofpins 24 and comprising shafts on which saidwheels 4b are mounted (Fig. 5 ,6 ); specific holes are obtained on thethird side 15 so that at least one portion of each of thewheels 4b is outsidebody 1 to come into contact with the ground and can also rotate on saidpins 24. - Said
handle 2, connected to theextendable rods 3, and saidfourth side 19 of the half-shell 101 ofbody 1 are configured to be a handlebar and a footboard of avehicle 110 moving by means of saidwheels Fig. 10 ). - Indeed,
trolley 100 is such to be used in a first configuration (Fig. 9 ) as a normal suitcase with thewheels 4a adapted to facilitate the movement oftrolley 100 without requiring to lift it, and in a second configuration as avehicle 110 moving onwheels 4a andwheels 4b (Fig. 10 ). The switching from one configuration to the other is obtained by bringing theextendable rod 3 from the closing position to the folded position until the pin ensures the locking of the whole oftelescopic elements 30, and by placing the trolley so as to rest on the ground on thethird side 15 of the second half-shell 102, so that thewheels 4a and thefurther wheels 4b are equally in contact with the ground. At this point, the user can get onto thefourth side 19 holding onto saidhandle 2 which becomes thehandlebar 20 ofvehicle 110, the movement of which is described below. - Said
spindles 23 allow thewheels 4b to steer because they can rotate aboutrespective pins 24. Furthermore, the spindles 23 (Fig. 5 ,6 ), and indirectly thewheels 4b, are coupled to one another by means of asteering rod 25, comprising connectingmeans 26 to saidspindles 23 at its ends in order to allow a rotation of thespindles 23 about therespective pins 24 after a longitudinal translation of thesteering rod 25. For example, thesteering bar 25 may be connected to thespindles 23 by means of connectingmeans 26 known as "uniball". - The
steering bar 25 is controlled and pivoted by a power steering 27 (Fig. 6 ) adapted to shift thebar 25 itself longitudinally and thus to steer thewheels 4b. Thepower steering 27 is controlled by the user by means of a steering 6 (Fig. 11 ) placed onhandle 2 and connected to said power steering 27 (Fig. 12 ) by means of a firstelectronic control block 29. For example,steering 6 may be a rotary potentiometer adapted to convert the rotary movement given by the user into a curvature of thewheels 4b with a radius proportional to the given command. - A motor 5 (
Fig. 12 ), coupled to at least onespindle 23 of one of thefurther wheels 4b, is adapted to movevehicle 110, by providing at least onewheel 4b with traction, and is controlled by means of anaccelerator 33 housed, as thesteering 6, on handle 2 (Fig. 11 ). Theaccelerator 33 is connected tomotor 5 by means of a second electronic control block 34 (Fig. 12 ). For example,accelerator 33 may be implemented by means of a slider potentiometer adapted to convert a linear movement given by the user into a proportional traction generated on the at least onefurther wheel 4b. On the other hand,motor 5 may be, for example, a 24V motor (180W) powered by abattery 32 also adapted to power theelectronic control blocks electronic blocks motor 5 and thepower steering 27, are coupled. - A reverse control 35 (
Fig. 12 ) is also provided inhandle 2 adapted to change the rotation direction of thewheels 4b and therefore the advance direction ofvehicle 110. - Alternatively, instead of a frame fixed to
body 1,trolley 100 could comprise a self-bearing body which has at least one guide adapted to be coupled to theextendable rod 3 and a structure to allow the connection of thewheels - The described
trolley 100 can be used by the user as a suitcase and, if needed, as avehicle 110 to move conveniently and totally effortlessly. Furthermore,trolley 100 has the same loading capacity as a traditional trolley and is cabin-sized, thus can be inserted into the overhead compartment or under the seat of an aircraft.
Claims (11)
- Trolley (100) comprising a body (1) provided with a handle (2), connected to at least one extendable rod (3), and wheels (4a) suitable to facilitate the moving without being required a lifting, said at least an extendable rod (3) being slidably coupled with said body (1) for being extracted and inserted inside the body (1), said trolley (100) being characterized in that it comprises further wheels (4b) installed in a side (15) of the body (1) and in that said extendable rod (3), once extracted from the body (1), is configured to be able to rotate with respect to said body (1) around an axis perpendicular to the direction of the rod (3) so that said handle (2) and a further side (19) of said body (1), which is opposite to said side (15), are a handlebar and a footboard of a vehicle (110) movable on said wheels (4a, 4b), respectively.
- Trolley (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that said body (1) comprises at least one guide (16) on which is slidingly coupled a sliding block (17) connected to said extendable rod (3) by means of at least a pin (18), said at least a pin (18) being suitable to make rotate said extendable rod (3) with respect to said body (1) once extracted from the body (1) so as to move in a position substantially perpendicular to said side (15) of the body (1).
- Trolley (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that said further wheels (4b) are installed in the body (1) by means of spindles (23) pivoted to the body (1) through pins (24), said spindles (23) being mutually coupled by means of a steering rod (25) comprising at its ends connecting means (26) to said spindle (23) such as to allow, as a result of a longitudinal translation of the steering rod (25), a rotation of spindles (23) around the respective pins (4).
- Trolley (100) according to claims 1, characterized by comprising a support frame (8) fixed to the body (1).
- Trolley (100) according to claim 4, characterized in that said support frame (8) comprises said at least one guide (16) on which is coupled the sliding block (17) connected to said extendable rod (3) by means of the at least a pin (18), said at least a pin (18) being suitable to make rotate said extendable rod (3) with respect to said body (1) once extracted from the body (1).
- Trolley (100) according to claims 3-4, characterized in that said further wheels (4b) are connected to the support frame (8) by means of said spindles (23) pivoted to the support frame (8) through the pins (24), said spindles (23) being coupled to each other by means of the steering rod (25), comprising at its ends the connecting means (26) to said spindle (23) such as to allow, as a result of a longitudinal translation of the steering rod (25), a rotation of the spindles (23) around the respective pins (24).
- Trolley (100) according to claim 3, characterized in that said vehicle (110) comprises a power steering (27) suitable to transmit the motion to said steering rod (25) and, consequently, to make steer said additional steering wheels (4b), said power steering (27) being controlled by means of a steering (6) housed on said handle (2).
- Trolley (100) according to claim 7, characterized in that said steering (6) is a rotary potentiometer suitable to convert the rotary motion given by the user in a curvature of the wheels (4b) of radius proportional to the command given.
- Trolley (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that said vehicle (110) comprises a motor (5) suitable to provide traction to at least one of said further wheels (4b), said motor (5) being controlled by means of an accelerator (33) housed on said handle (2).
- Trolley (100) according to claim 9, characterized in that said accelerator (33) is a slide potentiometer suitable to convert a linear movement given by the user in a proportional traction generated on the at least one of the additional wheels (4b).
- Trolley (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said handle (2) comprises a reverse command (35) suitable to change the direction of rotation of said further wheels (4b) and consequently the direction of advance of the vehicle (110).
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
ITMI20140684 | 2014-04-11 |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
EP2929797A1 true EP2929797A1 (en) | 2015-10-14 |
EP2929797B1 EP2929797B1 (en) | 2016-11-09 |
Family
ID=50981725
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
EP15162745.2A Active EP2929797B1 (en) | 2014-04-11 | 2015-04-08 | Trolley type container, convertible into a scooter |
Country Status (2)
Country | Link |
---|---|
EP (1) | EP2929797B1 (en) |
MA (1) | MA39625A (en) |
Families Citing this family (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB2619771A (en) * | 2022-06-17 | 2023-12-20 | It Luggage Ltd | Suitcase |
Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US20040094919A1 (en) * | 2000-03-28 | 2004-05-20 | Klaus Roder | Baggage item with rollers |
FR2915454A1 (en) * | 2007-04-26 | 2008-10-31 | Jaber Gaabab | Roller board scooter and detachable wallet assembly, has detachable wallet fixed to scooter by folding fabric on which self-gripping strips and press-buttons are fixed, where scooter has three wheels with diameter of specific millimeter |
-
2015
- 2015-04-07 MA MA039625A patent/MA39625A/en unknown
- 2015-04-08 EP EP15162745.2A patent/EP2929797B1/en active Active
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US20040094919A1 (en) * | 2000-03-28 | 2004-05-20 | Klaus Roder | Baggage item with rollers |
FR2915454A1 (en) * | 2007-04-26 | 2008-10-31 | Jaber Gaabab | Roller board scooter and detachable wallet assembly, has detachable wallet fixed to scooter by folding fabric on which self-gripping strips and press-buttons are fixed, where scooter has three wheels with diameter of specific millimeter |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
MA39625A (en) | 2017-06-27 |
EP2929797B1 (en) | 2016-11-09 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
DK3068358T3 (en) | CARRIER WITH AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION | |
CA1327378C (en) | Suitecase frame | |
US20080223679A1 (en) | Transport trolley | |
US20070096437A1 (en) | Trolley | |
CN106660634A (en) | Trolley arrangement of a galley of a vehicle, especially of an aircraft | |
ITMI20062409A1 (en) | SUITCASE PROVIDED WITH EXTENSIBLE STEERING WHEELS | |
EP1250066A1 (en) | Grip device for a movable wheel mounted object | |
JP7265740B2 (en) | Telescopic fork mechanism and automatic carrier | |
US20080000741A1 (en) | Case or Bag Having a Lid Element That can be Opened With one Hand | |
EP2929797B1 (en) | Trolley type container, convertible into a scooter | |
CN103998322A (en) | Folding chassis for push-chairs, baby carriages and the like | |
EP2818381B1 (en) | Trolley for the transportation of a load on staircases | |
EP3600980B1 (en) | Transport cart | |
KR20230157932A (en) | Leg folding mechanism and stroller | |
US20180242702A1 (en) | Suitcase with Retractable Wheels | |
PT2995215T (en) | Suitcase | |
ITMI20112310A1 (en) | HANDLEBAR FOR A MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR | |
CN211904423U (en) | Temperature measurement door that can quick travel | |
EP1867547A2 (en) | Transport trolley | |
CN109532982B (en) | Hand cart | |
US10689130B2 (en) | Transport arm for transporting objects | |
CN209075187U (en) | A kind of Folding stretcher | |
KR20110009831A (en) | Electric moving cart having improved safety and convience | |
WO2020163925A1 (en) | Automated mobile equipment for moving parts in industrial and commercial environments | |
CN219134259U (en) | Goods transportation shallow |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
|
AX | Request for extension of the european patent |
Extension state: BA ME |
|
17P | Request for examination filed |
Effective date: 20160408 |
|
RAV | Requested validation state of the european patent: fee paid |
Extension state: MA Effective date: 20160408 |
|
RAX | Requested extension states of the european patent have changed |
Extension state: BA Payment date: 20160408 Extension state: ME Payment date: 20160408 |
|
RBV | Designated contracting states (corrected) |
Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
|
RIC1 | Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant |
Ipc: A45C 13/26 20060101ALI20160425BHEP Ipc: A45C 5/14 20060101AFI20160425BHEP |
|
GRAP | Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1 |
|
INTG | Intention to grant announced |
Effective date: 20160607 |
|
GRAS | Grant fee paid |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3 |
|
GRAA | (expected) grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: B1 Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
|
AX | Request for extension of the european patent |
Extension state: BA ME |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: GB Ref legal event code: FG4D |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: AT Ref legal event code: REF Ref document number: 843065 Country of ref document: AT Kind code of ref document: T Effective date: 20161115 Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: EP |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: IE Ref legal event code: FG4D |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: R096 Ref document number: 602015000657 Country of ref document: DE |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: NV Representative=s name: E. BLUM AND CO. AG PATENT- UND MARKENANWAELTE , CH |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: LV Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: LT Ref legal event code: MG4D |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: NL Ref legal event code: MP Effective date: 20161109 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: AT Ref legal event code: MK05 Ref document number: 843065 Country of ref document: AT Kind code of ref document: T Effective date: 20161109 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170210 Ref country code: SE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 Ref country code: NL Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 Ref country code: LT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 Ref country code: NO Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170209 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: HR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 Ref country code: IS Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170309 Ref country code: RS Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 Ref country code: ES Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 Ref country code: AT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 Ref country code: FI Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 Ref country code: PL Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 Ref country code: PT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170309 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: CZ Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 Ref country code: RO Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 Ref country code: DK Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 Ref country code: EE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 Ref country code: SK Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: R097 Ref document number: 602015000657 Country of ref document: DE |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: BE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 Ref country code: BG Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170209 Ref country code: SM Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 |
|
PLBE | No opposition filed within time limit |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261 |
|
STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT |
|
26N | No opposition filed |
Effective date: 20170810 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: R119 Ref document number: 602015000657 Country of ref document: DE |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: SI Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: IE Ref legal event code: MM4A |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: FR Ref legal event code: ST Effective date: 20171229 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: DE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20171103 Ref country code: MC Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 Ref country code: FR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20170502 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: LU Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20170408 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: IE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20170408 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: MT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20170408 |
|
VS25 | Lapsed in a validation state [announced via postgrant information from nat. office to epo] |
Ref country code: MA Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT; INVALID AB INITIO Effective date: 20150408 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: HU Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT; INVALID AB INITIO Effective date: 20150408 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: CY Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: MK Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 |
|
GBPC | Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 20190408 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GB Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20190408 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: TR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: AL Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20161109 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: IT Payment date: 20220427 Year of fee payment: 8 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: CH Payment date: 20220518 Year of fee payment: 8 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: PL |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: LI Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20230430 Ref country code: CH Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20230430 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: IT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20230408 |