US3834725A - Trolley adapted to hold or to exhibit things or articles of different kinds - Google Patents

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US3834725A
US3834725A US00301449A US30144972A US3834725A US 3834725 A US3834725 A US 3834725A US 00301449 A US00301449 A US 00301449A US 30144972 A US30144972 A US 30144972A US 3834725 A US3834725 A US 3834725A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25H—WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS
    • B25H5/00—Tool, instrument or work supports or storage means used in association with vehicles; Workers' supports, e.g. mechanics' creepers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B31/00—Service or tea tables, trolleys, or wagons
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25H—WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS
    • B25H1/00—Work benches; Portable stands or supports for positioning portable tools or work to be operated on thereby
    • B25H1/12—Work benches; Portable stands or supports for positioning portable tools or work to be operated on thereby with storage compartments
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25H—WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS
    • B25H3/00—Storage means or arrangements for workshops facilitating access to, or handling of, work tools or instruments
    • B25H3/02—Boxes

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  • This invention concerns a trolley, adapted to hold or to exhibit things or articles of different kinds, or to similar purposes, of the type comprising a plurality of uprights, by which one or more vertically spaced tray-like containers are supported, being such trolley designed preferably, though not exclusively, to hold tools or the like, and thus utilized as an aid to workers, as e.g. mechanics, machinists, coachbuilders, garage-men and others.
  • the present invention is directed to a trolley of the type as defined above, showing a novel and improved conformation and mutual arrangement of parts, thereby enhancing the convenience and usefulness thereof, and in particular making readily accessible the things laid into the tray-like containers, whatever the position thereof in respect of the operator may be.
  • the trolley according to the invention is essentially characterized in that their uprights are arranged radially and equidistant from a common vertical axis, and parallel thereto, while one or more circular shaped containers are revolvingly supported by bearings, engaged within circumferential seats with which same containers are formed, and fastened to said uprights in planes tangent to said seats.
  • the preferably three uprights are kept mutually spaced and retained in the stated positions by stationary tray-like containers fastened to both ends thereof, while the bearings by which the revolving containers are sup ported, can be removably fastened to the uprights in the needed positions. Therefore, all things held in said revolving containers are readily accessible to operator, which can manually turn them, while by the use of said rotary supports, the capacity of containers can be integrally utilized, without the hindrance and the difficulties caused by the presence of a central upright.
  • the trolley is preferably fitted with casters, which supports are welded or otherwise fastened to lower ends of uprights, being one of said casters fitted with means by which the swivelling motion can be prevented, while means are provided on another of said casters for simultaneously preventing the swivelling motion and braking the wheel, whereby to define a direction of motion of trolley, and to prevent the motion thereof, respectively.
  • same carriage can be equipped with one or more accessories, by which in particular the stationary tray-like top container can be utilized as work bench.
  • Such accessories may be e.g. a vice, a lamp or the like.
  • recourse may be made to trays for small wares, to be placed within the stationary or rotary containers, as well as to trolley closing walls fitted between the uprights one of which fitted as a door that can be locked.
  • FIG. I is a perspective view of a trolley according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows the same trolley, when closed by side walls, and:
  • FIG. 3 is a enlarged part sectional side elevation of a detail of same trolley, concerning the support of revolving containers.
  • the trolley 10 as shown therein, consists of three vertical uprights 12, 14 and 16, substantially channel-shaped and maintained radially equidistant from a common vertical axis by two circular tray-like containers 18 and 20, that are fastened, e.g. by welding, to both ends of said uprights, being the top container fitted with a shock-absorbing rubber ring 18.
  • said traylike containers 24 can be easily turned about said common vertical axis, to make directly accessible all parts thereof, without the encum'bering presence of a central upright.
  • supports 30 Fastened e.g. by welding at the lower ends of uprights 12, 14, 16 are supports 30, wherein casters 32 are fitted, being one of said casters provided with a positioning device by which the swivel can be locked, while leaving the wheel free, whereby to define a given direction of trolley motion, and being another caster fitted with a device by which both the swivel and the related wheel can be locked, whereby to keep the trolley stopped in a required position.
  • the trolley as shown could be equipped with one or more accessories.
  • means are provided for fitting a vice 34 and a lamp 36, that cooperate to the utilization of stationary top container 18 as work bench, while small trays 38 can be placed into the revolving containers to accomodate e.g. small metal wares.
  • bent closing walls can be added to trolley whereby to prevent the access to objects placed in the containers and 24.
  • Two of such walls can be inserted from below between two uprights, and are secured in position by screws engaged into threaded holes with which the container 20 is formed.
  • the third wall is removably fitted; it can be fitted in the related position and serves as closing door, which is provided with fastening hooks 43, that can be engaged into holes 44, with which the container 20 is expressly formed, and with a locking device comprising a lock 42.
  • latter wall can be fitted in the position already taken by anyone of other walls, resting there against, without any material increase in the overall sizes of trolley, whereby to allow a free access to containers 20 and 24.
  • a tool-holder trolley comprising:
  • a tray-like circular top stationary container having a squat upstanding circular side wall
  • each intermediate container having an annular horizontal rim extending radially outwardly from the top edge of its side wall
  • G at least three vertical uprights, said uprights being equiangularly circumferentially spaced from one another,
  • H means securing said uprights to the side walls of said base and top containers to maintain the same in said stacked relationship
  • each set including a different rolling support for each upright, and means securing said rolling supports to said uprights for rotation about horizontal axes extending radially from said vertical axis, all of the horizontal axes for each set of rolling supports being in a common horizontal plane for that set,
  • K roller wheels beneath said base container to permit the tool-holder to be rolled about on a horizontal surface.
  • a trolley according to claim 1 wherein the uprights are kept mutually positioned and spaced by the stationary tray-like container, fastened thereto.
  • a trolley according to claim 2 wherein said stationary containers are fastened to top ends and to bottom ends, respectively, of said uprights.
  • a trolley according to claim 1 wherein a plurality of means is provided on said uprights to allow for the removable securing of revolving container supporting rolling supports thereto.
  • each revolving container has a downwardly depending circular skirt to form with the rim an annular track which can ride about the associated set of rolling supports.
  • roller wheels are casters and wherein means is provided to lock the swivelling motion of at least one of said casters, and to simultaneously lock both the swivelling motion and rotary motion of at least another of said casters.
  • a trolley according to claim 1 wherein walls are fitted to close the spaces between said uprights, at least one of said walls acting as a lockable door that can be removed and inserted into the space already taken by anyother of closing walls, whereby the overall sizes of open trolley are not materially increased over those of closed trolley.

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USD296025S (en) 1985-05-29 1988-05-31 Huether Lloyd D Tool carrier
US4861050A (en) * 1987-11-25 1989-08-29 Bergeron Jean J Craftman's valet
US5713648A (en) * 1995-11-17 1998-02-03 Cvs H.C., Inc. Apparatus for storing and dispensing medication
US5695205A (en) * 1996-01-03 1997-12-09 Liu; Cheng-Chia Combination shelving
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US6315310B1 (en) * 1999-07-22 2001-11-13 Product Marketing Junction, Inc. Portable vessel receptacle
US6796142B2 (en) * 2001-08-30 2004-09-28 Integrated Marine Systems, Inc. Continuous throughput blast freezer
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GB2420309A (en) * 2005-08-04 2006-05-24 Nick Smart Portable storage container and workbench
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US20070221813A1 (en) * 2006-02-13 2007-09-27 Thorsten Blum Service trolley for a hair salon
USD569571S1 (en) * 2007-02-16 2008-05-20 Evinoks Servis Ekipmanlari Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi Kitchen equipment cart
USD578723S1 (en) * 2007-02-16 2008-10-14 Evinoks Servis Ekipmanlari Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi Kitchen equipment cart
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USD889467S1 (en) * 2017-11-14 2020-07-07 Guangdong Kang Yun Technologies Limited Body scanner
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