Land vehicles – Runner vehicle – Toboggan
Patent
1996-05-14
1998-11-17
Johnson, Brian L.
Land vehicles
Runner vehicle
Toboggan
280 20, B62B 1500
Patent
active
058365931
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
My invention relates to equipment handling. The mover pad enables heavy items to be moved easily and safely without the need for lifting.
Wheeled trucks, trolleys and kick boards are usually employed to move heavy objects. There may be difficulties and dangers inherent in their use, for example tall and/or bulky objects tend to be unstable and may topple.
When lifting gear is not available, physical strength is required for the process of lifting heavy goods or a person onto a conveyance, and is therefore a potential cause of back and other industrial injuries.
BACKGROUND ART
The prior art, U.S. Pat. No. 650,703, provided a method of handling material which comprised placing a load upon a flat sheet, usually of solid fibre board, with an extension of 4" for pull tabs at the edges. This sheet served as a base for stacking boxes or packages of a uniform rectangular shape.
A lift truck carrying a platen, had a gripper bar to pull the loaded sheet by its tab onto the platen. The load was then transported by the truck to its destination, i.e. the warehouse or the shipper. On its arrival the sheet with its load was pushed by the truck's gripper bar off the platen onto the floor or a stack of other goods.
Unlike the slip sheet, the Pad is very versatile, enabling a person to pull objects of all shapes and sizes along flooring with the Pad's straps and handles. Its ribbed rubber backing enables heavy equipment to be manoeuvred onto it without lifting. Its lower face of smooth, tough commercial vinyl surface allows it to slide over carpets, and its accessory pad enables the Pad which to work on all types of indoor flooring.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
In accordance with the present invention, I provide a completely new concept consisting of a mover pad of tough, smooth reinforced vinyl commercial flooring material with ribbed rubber backing, and having firmly attached nylon straps handles.
This pad is easily inserted underneath the equipment to be moved by tilting the equipment slightly and then returning it to its upright position. With the object sitting squarely on the pad it can then be pulled by the handles and moved smoothly to wherever required.
A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:
FIG. 1 shows a profile of a mover pad;
FIG. 2 shows a plan of the mover pad;
FIG. 3 shows the underneath of the mover pad;
FIG. 4 shows an accessory pad;
FIG. 5 shows the equipment to be moved tilted slightly;
FIG. 6 shows the mover pad positioned underneath the equipment;
FIG. 7 shows the equipment squarely manoeuvred onto the mover pad;
FIG. 8 illustrates the equipment being pulled along a flat surface safely and easily to its new destination;
FIGS. 9 and 10 show the mover pad being pulled in a lengthways direction;
FIGS. 11 and 12 show the mover pad being pulled in a sideways direction;
FIG. 13 shows the mover pad being rotated to any position required;
FIG. 14 shows the mover pad positioned underneath the equipment;
FIG. 15 shows one front corner used as a pivot, while the diagonally opposite corner is swivelled onto the pad;
FIG. 16 shows the other front corner used as a pivot, while the diagonally opposite corner is swivelled squarely onto the pad;
FIG. 17 illustrates the mover pad aligned alongside the accessory pad;
FIG. 18 illustrates the mover pad being pulled onto the accessory pad; and
FIG. 19 illustrates the mover pad positioned squarely on the accessory pad.
Referring to the drawing the mover pad comprises a tough reinforced commercial vinyl flooring material, with a slightly dimpled yet smooth surface 1 and with ribbed rubber 2. The vinyl used is to be resistant to the feet of furniture, equipment, etc, and to have a high scuff resistance. It will be seen that the pad is basically rectangular, and its size is of such dimensions as required for the equipment or goods being transported. Suitable dimensions for general purposes would be 72 cm.times.106 cm.times.7 mm thick.
Nylon webbing of 5 cm width is sti
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Johnson Brian L.
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