Expedition carts and associated systems and methods
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B62B-001/00
B62B-001/12
출원번호
US-0330929
(2014-07-14)
등록번호
US-9409584
(2016-08-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Jackson, Jr., Thomas Joseph
출원인 / 주소
Jackson, Jr., Thomas Joseph
대리인 / 주소
McCarter & English, LLP
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Exemplary embodiments of an expedition cart are provided. The expedition cart includes a chassis configured and dimensioned to support a load. The expedition cart includes a first gusset plate and a second gusset plate secured to the chassis. The expedition cart further includes a first sleeve mount
Exemplary embodiments of an expedition cart are provided. The expedition cart includes a chassis configured and dimensioned to support a load. The expedition cart includes a first gusset plate and a second gusset plate secured to the chassis. The expedition cart further includes a first sleeve mounted to the first gusset plate and a second sleeve mounted to the second gusset plate. The first sleeve can be configured and dimensioned to releasably receive therein at least a portion of a first shaft arm. The second sleeve can be configured and dimensioned to releasably receive therein at least a portion of a second shaft arm. Exemplary expedition cart systems and methods of assembling an expedition cart are also provided.
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1. An expedition cart, comprising: a chassis configured and dimensioned to support a load,a first gusset plate and a second gusset plate secured to the chassis, each of the first and second gusset plates including side mounting surfaces, anda first sleeve attached to the side mounting surface of the
1. An expedition cart, comprising: a chassis configured and dimensioned to support a load,a first gusset plate and a second gusset plate secured to the chassis, each of the first and second gusset plates including side mounting surfaces, anda first sleeve attached to the side mounting surface of the first gusset plate and a second sleeve attached to the side mounting surface of the second gusset plate,wherein the first sleeve is configured and dimensioned to releasably receive therein at least a portion of a first shaft arm, andwherein the second sleeve is configured and dimensioned to releasably receive therein at least a portion of a second shaft arm. 2. The expedition cart according to claim 1, wherein the first and second shaft arms are telescoping. 3. The expedition cart according to claim 2, wherein each of the first and second shaft arms comprises a first tubular member and a second tubular member, the second tubular member configured to translate within the first tubular member. 4. The expedition cart according to claim 1, wherein the chassis comprises a pair of horizontal segments joined by a pair of side segments. 5. The expedition cart according to claim 4, wherein the pair of side segments are V-shaped, the first gusset plate extends across a first side segment of the pair of side segments between two opposing contact points of the first side segment, and the second gusset plate extends across a second side segment of the pair of side segments between two opposing contact points of the second side segment. 6. The expedition cart according to claim 4, wherein the pair of side segments are outwardly splayed relative to the pair of horizontal segments. 7. The expedition cart according to claim 6, comprising first and second wheels mounted to the pair of side segments, the first and second wheels being outwardly splayed relative to the pair of horizontal segments. 8. The expedition cart according to claim 1, wherein the first sleeve is fixedly attached to the side mounting surface of the first gusset plate and the second sleeve is fixedly attached to the side mounting surface of the second gusset plate. 9. The expedition cart according to claim 1, wherein the first sleeve is pivotally attached to the side mounting surface of the first gusset plate and the second sleeve is pivotally attached to the side mounting surface of the second gusset plate. 10. The expedition cart according to claim 9, wherein pivoting the first and second sleeves relative to the first and second gusset plates varies an angle of inclination of the first and second shaft arms relative to the first and second gusset plates and the chassis. 11. The expedition cart according to claim 9, wherein each of the first sleeve and the second sleeve comprises a pivot point and a locking mechanism. 12. The expedition cart according to claim 9, wherein the first and second gusset plates comprise a plurality of radially spaced holes, each of the plurality of radially spaced holes being configured and dimensioned to receive a locking mechanism of the first and second sleeves. 13. The expedition cart according to claim 1, wherein each of the first and second shaft arms comprises a flattened distal portion, the flattened distal portion including a bore extending therethrough. 14. The expedition cart according to claim 13, wherein the flattened distal portion and the bore of each of the first and second shaft arms is configured to interlock relative to an interlocking mechanism of a belt or harness. 15. The expedition cart according to claim 1, wherein each of the first and second shaft arms is at least partially filled with a dampening material to absorb and dampen impact stresses. 16. The expedition cart according to claim 1, wherein each of the first and second shaft arms comprises a bracket near a distal end configured and dimensioned to releasably receive an elongated structure therein, the bracket being in the form of a spring-loaded clip. 17. An expedition cart system, comprising: an expedition cart, the expedition cart including (i) a chassis configured and dimensioned to support a load, (ii) a first gusset plate and a second gusset plate secured to the chassis, each of the first and second gusset plates including side mounting surfaces, and (iii) a first sleeve attached to the side mounting surface of the first gusset plate and a second sleeve attached to the side mounting surface of the second gusset plate, anda belt or harness, the belt or harness including a pair of interlocking mechanisms,wherein the first sleeve is configured and dimensioned to releasably receive therein at least a portion of a first shaft arm,wherein the second sleeve is configured and dimensioned to releasably receive therein at least a portion of a second shaft arm, andwherein the pair of interlocking mechanisms is configured and dimensioned to releasably interlock the first and second shaft arms therein. 18. A method of assembling an expedition cart, comprising: providing an expedition cart, the expedition cart including (i) a chassis configured and dimensioned to support a load, (ii) a first gusset plate and a second gusset plate secured to the chassis, each of the first and second gusset plates including side mounting surfaces, and (iii) a first sleeve attached to the side mounting surface of the first gusset plate and a second sleeve attached to the side mounting surface of the second gusset plate,releasably securing at least a portion of a first shaft arm within the first sleeve, andreleasably securing at least a portion of a second shaft arm within the second sleeve. 19. The method according to claim 18, comprising pivoting the first and second sleeves to vary an angle of inclination of the first and second shaft arms relative to the first and second gusset plates and the chassis. 20. An expedition cart, comprising: a chassis configured and dimensioned to support a load,a first gusset plate and a second gusset plate secured to the chassis, each of the first and second gusset plates including side mounting surfaces, anda first sleeve attached to the side mounting surface of the first gusset plate and a second sleeve attached to the side mounting surface of the second gusset plate,wherein the first sleeve is configured and dimensioned to releasably receive therein at least a portion of a first shaft arm,wherein the second sleeve is configured and dimensioned to releasably receive therein at least a portion of a second shaft arm, andwherein the first sleeve is pivotally attached to the side mounting surface of the first gusset plate and the second sleeve is pivotally attached to the side mounting surface of the second gusset plate. 21. An expedition cart, comprising: a chassis configured and dimensioned to support a load,a first gusset plate and a second gusset plate secured to the chassis, anda first sleeve mounted to the first gusset plate and a second sleeve mounted to the second gusset plate,wherein the first sleeve is configured and dimensioned to releasably receive therein at least a portion of a first shaft arm,wherein the second sleeve is configured and dimensioned to releasably receive therein at least a portion of a second shaft arm, andwherein each of the first and second shaft arms comprises a bracket disposed near a distal end configured and dimensioned to releasably receive an elongated structure therein such that the elongated structure extends between the first and second shaft arms, each of the brackets includes a first end secured to the respective first and second shaft arms and an opposing second end configured to lift up from the respective first and second shaft arms to create an opening for insertion of the elongated structure. 22. An expedition cart, comprising: a chassis configured and dimensioned to support a load, the chassis including first and second side segments on opposing sides of the chassis,a first gusset plate secured to the first side segment of the chassis and a second gusset plate secured to the second side segment of the chassis, the first gusset plate extending across the first side segment between two opposing contact points with the first side segment, the second gusset plate extending across the second side segment between two opposing contact points with the second side segment, and each of the first and second gusset plates including side mounting surfaces, anda first sleeve attached to the side mounting surface of the first gusset plate and a second sleeve attached to the side mounting surface of the second gusset plate,wherein the first sleeve is configured and dimensioned to releasably receive therein at least a portion of a first shaft arm, andwherein the second sleeve is configured and dimensioned to releasably receive therein at least a portion of a second shaft arm.
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