Cleaning cart

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9932056-B2
Application number	US-201414785869-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 11, 2014
Priority date	Apr 24, 2013
Publication date	Apr 3, 2018
Grant date	Apr 3, 2018

Abstract

A cleaning cart has a base plate and a working plate arranged at a vertical distance above the base plate, wherein the base plate and the working plate are connected to each other by a linkage arranged in the vertical distance. The linkage is formed by at least two struts extending non-parallel to each other.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cleaning cart, comprising:
a base plate including a first outer boundary and a first fastening region having a first area; and
a working plate including a second outer boundary and a second fastening region having a second area, the working plate being arranged at a vertical distance above the base plate,
wherein the base plate and the working plate are connected to each other by a linkage arranged within the vertical distance,
wherein the linkage includes first and second struts extending in a non-parallel manner with respect to each other, the first and second struts each having a first end-side end and a second end-side end opposite the first end-side end,
wherein the first and second struts are in each case connected at the first end-side end of the strut to the first fastening region of the base plate, and in each case connected at the second end-side end of the strut to the second fastening region of the working plate,
wherein the first area is smaller than the second area, and
wherein the base plate includes a depositing area suitable for accommodating cleaning utensils inside the outer boundary of the respective plate and radially outside of the struts.

2. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the first end-side ends of the struts are at a first distance from each other, and the second end-side ends of the struts are at a second distance, and
wherein the first distance is smaller than the second distance.

3. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the first and second struts are arranged trapezoidally with respect to each other, transversely with respect to a main travel direction of the cleaning cart.

4. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the end-side ends are arranged in a frictional and/or form-fitting manner in respective recesses of the base plate and/or of the working plate.

5. The cart of claim 4 , wherein the recesses have a depth, and
wherein a ratio of the depth of the recesses, in which corresponding struts are accommodated, to a length of a main axis of accommodated struts is 1 to 3.

6. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the first and second struts are identical parts.

7. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the first and second struts each have a profile which is closed in a circumferential direction and does not include undercuts.

8. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the first and second struts each have a cross section differing from a circular shape.

9. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the first and second struts have an elliptical cross section, with a respective main axis which extends substantially in a main travel direction of the cleaning cart.

10. The cart of claim 9 , wherein main axes of the first and second struts arranged trapezoidally with respect to each other are arranged converging with respect to each other in a main travel direction.

11. The cart of claim 10 , wherein main axes of the first and second struts enclose an angle of 2° to 45° in a main travel direction.

12. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the working plate is larger than or the same size as the base plate, transversely with respect to a main travel direction.

13. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the first fastening region together with the first outer boundary bounds a depositing area for at least one cleaning utensil.

14. The cart of claim 13 , wherein the depositing area has a width of at least 50 mm.

15. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the base plate is larger than the working plate, transversely with respect to a main travel direction.

16. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the linkage includes no further strut beyond the first and second struts.

17. The cart of claim 1 , configured to accommodate elongated cleaning utensils extending from the working plate to the cleaning plate.

Assignees

• Freudenberg Carl Kg

Inventors

• Eisenhut Andreas
• Zimmermann Christoph
• Meier Bruno
• Thoma Christian

Classifications

• B62B2501/00

  Manufacturing; Constructional features · CPC title

• B62B2202/50

  Cleaning or gardening articles · CPC title

• B62B3/04

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

• A47L13/51

  Storing of cleaning tools, e.g. containers therefor · CPC title

• B62B3/10 Primary

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