Cleaning cart

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9643634-B2
Application number	US-201414893551-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 21, 2014
Priority date	Jul 12, 2013
Publication date	May 9, 2017
Grant date	May 9, 2017

Abstract

A cleaning cart has a basic body, wherein the lateral extent of the basic body is bounded by an outer circumferential boundary surface or boundary line, and wherein the basic body bears at least one module which is coupleable to the basic body, is configured such that cleaning cart can bear a multiplicity of modules of different size while having a very compact and space-saving design, in that the module is assigned to the basic body in such a positive, frictional and/or non-positive manner preventing tilting that the base region of the module projects at least on one side beyond the boundary surface or boundary line of the basic body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cleaning cart, comprising:
a basic body, wherein a lateral extent of the basic body is defined by an outside peripheral boundary surface or boundary line, and
a module arranged on the basic body in such a positive-locking, frictional, or friction-locking manner, or a combination of two or more of any of these manners, so as to be tip-resistant,
wherein the module includes a bottom region and a body, the body including an engagement part,
wherein the bottom region of the module projects beyond the boundary surface or the boundary line of the basic body at least on one side,
wherein a further part of the module projects beyond the boundary surface or boundary line,
wherein the basic body includes a recess,
wherein the module is inserted in the recess,
wherein the engagement part engages in the recess, and
wherein the basic body includes a plate including holes or bores, along with the recess, separated by an inner main web.

2. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the basic body provides support to the module in the vertical direction, and
wherein a tilt stability of the module is provided by a vertical positive-locking connection between the basic body and the module.

3. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the basic body includes a saddle strut,
wherein the module is fitted onto the saddle strut, and
wherein the module encompasses the saddle strut in a u-shaped manner with two leg elements.

4. The cart of claim 1 , further comprising a second module,
wherein the module is supported by tilting against the second module.

5. The cart of claim 1 , further comprising a second module,
wherein the modules are realized in a complementary manner with respect to one another such that they abut against one another thus realizing a positive-locking connection.

6. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the module is present as a transport container.

7. The cart of claim 6 , wherein the module is present as a transport container including an upwardly directed opening.

8. The cart of claim 6 , wherein the transport container is conical.

9. The cart of claim 6 , wherein the transport container is conical, and
wherein the transport container increases in circumference toward an opening of the transport container.

10. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the basic body is configured as a scaffold-like element,
wherein the scaffold-like element includes four main webs and a saddle strut, and
wherein the saddle strut extends between two main webs, thus forming at least one recess.

11. The cart of claim 10 , wherein the saddle strut is a handle and differs from the main webs.

12. The cart of claim 1 , further comprising a second module.

13. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the lateral extent of the basic body is defined by the outside peripheral boundary surface.

14. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the lateral extent of the basic body is defined by the outside peripheral boundary line.

15. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the module is arranged on the basic body in the positive-locking manner.

16. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the module is arranged on the basic body in the frictional manner.

17. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the module is arranged on the basic body in the friction-locking manner.

18. The cart of claim 1 , further comprising a second module,
wherein second module is received in a positive-locking manner in the holes or bores.

19. The cart of claim 18 , wherein the second module includes domes which are configured to be plugged into the holes or bares.

Assignees

• Freudenberg Carl Kg

Inventors

• Eisenhut Andreas
• Rueckheim Markus
• Gratzki Torsten
• Barber Steve
• Deerberg Jens

Classifications

• B62B2202/50

  Cleaning or gardening articles · CPC title

• B62B3/10

  characterised by supports specially adapted to objects of definite shape · CPC title

• A47L13/50 Primary

  Auxiliary implements (cleaning devices for brushes or the like A46B17/06) · CPC title

• B62B3/04

  involving means for grappling or securing in place objects to be carried; Loading or unloading equipment · CPC title

• B62B3/08 Primary

  involving tiltably-mounted containers · CPC title