Carrying cart accommodation for special-needs rider
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B62B-003/00
B62B-003/14
A61G-005/00
B62B-005/06
B62B-005/08
A61G-005/10
출원번호
US-0159053
(2011-06-13)
등록번호
US-9663132
(2017-05-30)
발명자
/ 주소
Long, Drew Ann
출원인 / 주소
Long, Drew Ann
대리인 / 주소
The Van Winkle Law Firm
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초록▼
In one aspect, the instant disclosure provides a cart including a push handle moveable from a first position to a second position; and a chair which further includes (i) a seat facing the push handle, the seat further comprising an abduction block; (ii) a safety belt; (iii) a backrest extending upwa
In one aspect, the instant disclosure provides a cart including a push handle moveable from a first position to a second position; and a chair which further includes (i) a seat facing the push handle, the seat further comprising an abduction block; (ii) a safety belt; (iii) a backrest extending upwardly from the seat; and (iv) a foot rest and one or more wheels. In another aspect, a shopping cart suitable for carrying a special needs rider is provided including a generally rectangular cargo basket, four swiveling wheels, a chair further comprising: a rearwardly facing seat further comprising an abduction block, said seat inclined at approximately a five degree angle from a horizontal axis downwardly toward a backrest, which backrest extends generally upward from the seat and is reclined at approximately a five degree angle from a vertical axis, a five point restraint safety belt and a foot rest positioned to support the rider's feet when positioned in the seat; one or more push handle moveable from a first position to a second position by pivoting around a roughly horizontal axis; and two load bearing wheels positioned substantially in the same vertical plane as the rider.
대표청구항▼
1. A cart comprising: a. a first push handle adapted to be moveable from a first position to a second position and a second push handle adapted to be moveable from a first position to a second position, wherein each push handle comprises, i. a lateral support post rising upward from the base of the
1. A cart comprising: a. a first push handle adapted to be moveable from a first position to a second position and a second push handle adapted to be moveable from a first position to a second position, wherein each push handle comprises, i. a lateral support post rising upward from the base of the cart;ii. a rearward handle segment that extends rearward from the top of the lateral support post at approximately a 90° angle; andiii. a horizontal handle segment that extends horizontally across the cart from the rearward handle segment at approximately a 90° angle;b. a chair which further comprises: i. a seat with a high friction surface, the seat facing the first and second push handle, the seat further comprising an abduction block;ii. a safety belt;iii. a backrest with a high friction surface, the backrest extending upwardly from the seat, the backrest comprising a rear facing portion and a forward facing portion; andiv. a lower platform comprising a foot rest, wherein said foot rest is positioned below the seat to facilitate a passenger resting their feet upon the foot rest when seated in the chair, the foot rest forming a barrier across the width of the cart to prevent the passenger's feet from contacting the floor or ground;c. six (6) wheels, wherein two (2) load bearing wheels are located in the same vertical plane as a passenger's center of gravity while seated in the seat and the two (2) load bearing wheels are larger than the four (4) other wheels, each of the two (2) load bearing wheels having a lateral location outward of the four (4) other wheels, and wherein the lower platform extends rearwardly beyond the most rearward pair of the four (4) other wheels; andd. a generally rectangular cargo basket comprising four (4) walls, wherein three (3) walls extend from a floor and the forward facing portion of the seat backrest forms the fourth wall of the cargo basket. 2. The cart of claim 1 wherein the four (4) other wheels are swiveling wheels. 3. The cart of claim 1 wherein the cart further comprises a harness which is a five point restraint safety belt. 4. The cart of claim 1 wherein the seat is inclined downwardly towards the backrest at approximately a five (5) degree angle from a horizontal axis. 5. The cart of claim 1 wherein the backrest is reclined at approximately a five (5) degree angle from a vertical axis. 6. The cart of claim 1 wherein the chair further comprises a headrest located above the backrest. 7. The cart of claim 1 wherein the push handles may be locked in either the first or the second position. 8. A cart comprising: a. a chair which comprises, i. a seat with a high friction surface, the seat facing the first and second push handles;ii. a backrest with a high friction surface, the backrest extending upwardly from the seat, the backrest comprising a rear facing surface and a forward facing surface; andiii. a foot rest, wherein said foot rest is positioned below the seat to facilitate a passenger resting their feet upon the foot rest when seated in the chair, the foot rest including a uniformly flat top surface having a common plane and no openings extending therethrough and forming a barrier across the width of the cart to prevent the passenger's feet from contacting the floor or ground and wherein the foot rest extends rearwardly of a rear edge of the seat;b. a first and a second push handle adapted to be moveable from a first position to a second position, wherein the first push handle and second push handle are moveable independently of one another around both a roughly vertical axis and a roughly horizontal axis such that each of the first and second push handles do not extend in the rearward direction when in the second position for facilitating access to the chair by the passenger, wherein each push handle comprises, i. a lateral support post rising upward from the base of the cart;ii. a rearward handle segment that extends rearward from the top of the lateral support post at approximately a 90° angle; andiii. a horizontal handle segment that extends horizontally across the cart from the rearward handle segment at approximately a 90° angle;c. a plurality of wheels, wherein two (2) load bearing wheels are located in the same vertical plane as the passenger's center of gravity while seated in the seat and wherein a lower platform extends rearwardly beyond the load bearing wheels, and each of the two (2) load bearing wheels having a lateral location outward of said lower platform; andd. a generally rectangular cargo basket comprising four (4) enclosure panels, wherein three (3) enclosure panels that extend from a floor and the rear facing surface of the seat backrest forms the fourth enclosure panel. 9. The cart of claim 8 wherein the four (4) other wheels are swiveling wheels. 10. The cart of claim 8 wherein the cart further comprises a harness which is a five point restraint safety belt. 11. The cart of claim 8 wherein the seat is inclined downwardly towards the backrest at approximately a five (5) degree angle from a horizontal axis. 12. The cart of claim 8 wherein the backrest is reclined at approximately a five (5) degree angle from a vertical axis. 13. The cart of claim 8 wherein the chair further comprises a headrest located above the backrest. 14. The cart of claim 8 wherein the push handles may be locked in either the first or the second position. 15. A cart comprising: a. a chair which comprises, i. a seat with a high friction surface, the seat facing the first and second push handles;ii. a backrest with a high friction surface, the backrest extending upwardly from the seat, the backrest comprising a rear facing surface and a forward facing surface; andiii. a foot rest, wherein said foot rest is positioned below the seat to facilitate a passenger resting their feet upon the foot rest when seated in the chair, the foot rest including a uniformly flat top surface having a common plane and no openings extending therethrough and forming a barrier across the width of the cart to prevent the passenger's feet from contacting the floor or ground and wherein the foot rest extends rearwardly of a rear edge of the seat;b. a first and a second push handle adapted to be moveable from a first position to a second position, wherein the first push handle and second push handle are moveable independently of one another around both a roughly vertical axis and a roughly horizontal axis such that each of the first and second push handles do not extend in the rearward direction when in the second position for facilitating access to the chair by the passenger, wherein each push handle comprises, i. a lateral support post rising upward from the base of the cart;ii. a rearward handle segment that extends rearward from the top of the lateral support post at approximately a 90° angle; andiii. a horizontal handle segment that extends horizontally across the cart from the rearward handle segment at approximately a 90° angle;c. a plurality of wheels, wherein two (2) load bearing wheels are located in the same vertical plane as the passenger's center of gravity while seated in the seat and wherein a lower platform extends rearwardly beyond the load bearing wheels; andd. a generally rectangular cargo basket comprising four (4) enclosure panels, wherein three (3) enclosure panels that extend from a floor and the rear facing surface of the seat backrest forms the fourth enclosure panel. 16. The cart of claim 15 wherein the four (4) other wheels are swiveling wheels. 17. The cart of claim 15 wherein the cart further comprises a harness which is a five point restraint safety belt. 18. The cart of claim 15 wherein the seat is inclined downwardly towards the backrest at approximately a five (5) degree angle from a horizontal axis. 19. The cart of claim 15 wherein the backrest is reclined at approximately a five (5) degree angle from a vertical axis. 20. The cart of claim 15 wherein the push handles may be locked in either the first or the second position.
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