U.S. patent application number 09/727412 was filed with the patent office on 2002-06-06 for transport cart for medical-related supplies.
Invention is credited to Anderson, Greg H..
Application Number | 20020067027 09/727412 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 24922543 |
Filed Date | 2002-06-06 |
United States Patent
Application |
20020067027 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Anderson, Greg H. |
June 6, 2002 |
Transport cart for medical-related supplies
Abstract
A transport cart for medical-related supplies for transporting
heavy chemotherapy treatment bags from the doctor's office to the
home. The transport cart for medical-related supplies includes a
lower support assembly including a base frame, and also including
wheels being mounted upon the base frame, and further including an
upright frame being securely attached to the base frame and
extending upwardly therefrom; and also includes an upper support
assembly including a support frame being pivotally attached to the
upright frame; and further includes a first container assembly
being securely mounted upon the lower support assembly; and also
includes a second container assembly being securely attached to the
upper support assembly.
Inventors: |
Anderson, Greg H.; (Easley,
SC) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Kaardal & Associates, PC
Attn: Ivar M. Kaardal
Suite 250
3500 South First Ave. Circle
Sioux Falls
SD
57105-5802
US
|
Family ID: |
24922543 |
Appl. No.: |
09/727412 |
Filed: |
December 1, 2000 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
280/655 ;
280/47.26; 280/47.35; 280/651; 280/652; 280/654; 280/655.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B62B 1/12 20130101; A61G
12/001 20130101; B62B 2202/12 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
280/655 ;
280/654; 280/651; 280/655.1; 280/652; 280/47.26; 280/47.35 |
International
Class: |
B62B 003/00; B62B
011/00; B62B 005/00 |
Claims
I claim:
1. A transport cart for medical-related supplies comprising: a
lower support assembly including a base frame, and also including
wheels being mounted upon said base frame, and further including an
upright frame being securely attached to said base frame and
extending upwardly therefrom; an upper support assembly including a
support frame being pivotally attached to said upright frame; a
first container assembly being securely mounted upon said lower
support assembly; and a second container assembly being securely
attached to said upper support assembly.
2. A transport cart for medical-related supplies as described in
claim 1, wherein said base frame includes a rear axle member, and
also includes elongate side members being securely attached to said
rear axle member, and further includes an elongate front cross
member being integrally attached to said elongate side members, and
also includes an elongate intermediate member being disposed
between said elongate side members, and further includes a
container support member being securely attached upon said elongate
intermediate member.
3. A transport cart for medical-related supplies as described in
claim 2, wherein said wheels includes rear wheels which are mounted
to said rear axle member, and also includes a caster wheel which is
mounted near an end of said elongate intermediate member.
4. A transport cart for medical-related supplies as described in
claim 2, wherein said upright frame includes elongate side members
being securely attached to said base frame, and further includes an
elongate top cross member being integrally attached to top ends of
said elongate side members of said upright frame.
5. A transport cart for medical-related supplies as described in
claim 4, wherein said support frame includes elongate side members
having first ends which are pivotally attached to near said top
ends of said elongate side members of said upright frame, and
further includes an elongate handle member being securely attached
at second ends of said elongate side members of said support frame,
said support frame being pivotally extended upwardly from said
upright frame and being foldably lowered onto said upright
frame.
6. A transport cart for medical-related supplies as described in
claim 5, wherein said elongate side members of said support frame
have bottom end portions which are curved to facilitate said
support frame being pivotally disposed above said upright
frame.
7. A transport cart for medical-related supplied as described in
claim 5, wherein said second container assembly includes a second
container having front, back, bottom, and side walls, and an open
top, and a lip extending along a top edge of said front wall, and
being securely mounted to said support frame, and also includes a
second lid being hingedly attached to said second container upon
said open top thereof, and further includes a second latch member
being securely attached to said second lid and being adapted to
removably engage under said lip of said front wall of said second
container to securely fasten said second lid upon said second
container, and also includes a second handle member being hingedly
attached to an exterior of a top wall of said second lid.
8. A transport cart for medical-related supplied as described in
claim 2, wherein said first container assembly includes a first
container having front, back, bottom, and side walls, and an open
top, and a lip extending along a top edge of said front wall, and
being securely mounted upon said base frame, and also includes a
first lid being hingedly attached to said first container upon said
open top thereof, and further includes a first latch member being
securely attached to said first lid and being adapted to removably
engage about said lip of said front wall of said first container to
securely fasten said first lid under said first container, and also
includes a first handle member being hingedly attached to an
exterior of a top wall of said first lid.
9. A transport cart for medical-related supplies comprising: a
lower support assembly including a base frame, and also including
wheels being mounted upon said base frame, and further including an
upright frame being securely attached to said base frame and
extending upwardly therefrom, said base frame including a rear axle
member, and also including elongate side members being securely
attached to said rear axle member, and further including an
elongate front cross member being integrally attached to said
elongate side members, and also including an elongate intermediate
member being disposed between said elongate side members, and
further including a container support member being securely
attached upon said elongate intermediate member, said wheels
including rear wheels which are mounted to said rear axle member,
and also including a caster wheel which is mounted near an end of
said elongate intermediate member, said upright frame including
elongate side members being securely attached to said base frame,
and further including an elongate top cross member being integrally
attached to top ends of said elongate side members of said upright
frame; an upper support assembly including a support frame being
pivotally attached to said upright frame, said support frame
including elongate side members having first ends which are
pivotally attached to near said top ends of said elongate side
members of said upright frame, and further including an elongate
handle member being securely attached at second ends of said
elongate side members of said support frame, said support frame
being pivotally extended upwardly from said upright frame and being
foldably lowered onto said upright frame, said elongate side
members of said support frame having bottom end portions which are
curved to facilitate said support frame being pivotally disposed
above said upright frame; a first container assembly being securely
mounted upon said lower support assembly said first container
assembly including a first container having front, back, bottom,
and side walls, and an open top, and a lip extending along a top
edge of said front wall, and being securely mounted upon said base
frame, and also including a first lid being hingedly attached to
said first container upon said open top thereof, and further
including a first latch member being securely attached to said
first lid and being adapted to removably engage under said lip of
said front wall of said first container to securely fasten said
first lid upon said first container, and also including a first
handle member being hingedly attached to an exterior of a top wall
of said first lid; and a second container assembly being securely
attached to said upper support assembly, said second container
assembly including a second container having front, back, bottom,
and side walls, and an open top, and a lip extending along a top
edge of said front wall, and being securely mounted to said support
frame, and also including a second lid being hingedly attached to
said second container upon said open top thereof, and further
including a second latch member being securely attached to said
second lid and being adapted to removably engage under said lip of
said front wall of said second container to securely fasten said
second lid upon said second container, and also including a second
handle member being hingedly attached to an exterior of a top wall
of said second lid.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a medical cart and more
particularly pertains to a new transport cart for medical-related
supplies for transporting heavy chemotherapy treatment bags from
the doctor's office to the home.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] The use of a medical cart is known in the prior art. More
specifically, a medical cart heretofore devised and utilized are
known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious
structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs
encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for
the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
[0005] Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,326,117;
5,863,055; 4,114,965; Des. 410,578; U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,865,346; and
5,240,264.
[0006] While these devices fulfill their respective, particular
objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not
disclose a new transport cart for medical-related supplies. The
inventive device includes a lower support assembly including a base
frame, and also including wheels being mounted upon the base frame,
and further including an upright frame being securely attached to
the base frame and extending upwardly therefrom; and also includes
an upper support assembly including a support frame being pivotally
attached to the upright frame; and further includes a first
container assembly being securely mounted upon the lower support
assembly; and also includes a second container assembly being
securely attached to the upper support assembly.
[0007] In these respects, the transport cart for medical-related
supplies according to the present invention substantially departs
from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in
so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose
of transporting heavy chemotherapy treatment bags from the doctor's
office to the home.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known
types of medical cart now present in the prior art, the present
invention provides a new transport cart for medical-related
supplies construction wherein the same can be utilized for
transporting heavy chemotherapy treatment bags from the doctor's
office to the home.
[0009] The general purpose of the present invention, which will be
described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new
transport cart for medical-related supplies which has many of the
advantages of the medical cart mentioned heretofore and many novel
features that result in a new transport cart for medical-related
supplies which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or
even implied by any of the prior art medical cart, either alone or
in any combination thereof.
[0010] To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a
lower support assembly including a base frame, and also including
wheels being mounted upon the base frame, and further including an
upright frame being securely attached to the base frame and
extending upwardly therefrom; and also includes an upper support
assembly including a support frame being pivotally attached to the
upright frame; and further includes a first container assembly
being securely mounted upon the lower support assembly; and also
includes a second container assembly being securely attached to the
upper support assembly.
[0011] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more
important features of the invention in order that the detailed
description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in
order that the present contribution to the art may be better
appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that
will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject
matter of the claims appended hereto.
[0012] In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment
of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the
invention is not limited in its application to the details of
construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in
the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The
invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced
and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that
the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose
of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
[0013] As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the
conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be
utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods
and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present
invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded
as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not
depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
[0014] Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and
especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art
who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to
determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence
of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is
neither intended to define the invention of the application, which
is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to
the scope of the invention in any way.
[0015] It is therefore an object of the present invention to
provide a new transport cart for medical-related supplies which has
many of the advantages of the medical cart mentioned heretofore and
many novel features that result in a new transport cart for
medical-related supplies which is not anticipated, rendered
obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art medical
cart, either alone or in any combination thereof.
[0016] It is another object of the present invention to provide a
new transport cart for medical-related supplies which may be easily
and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
[0017] It is a further object of the present invention to provide a
new transport cart for medical-related supplies which is of a
durable and reliable construction.
[0018] An even further object of the present invention is to
provide a new transport cart for medical-related supplies which is
susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both
materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of
low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such
transport cart for medical-related supplies economically available
to the buying public.
[0019] Still yet another object of the present invention is to
provide a new transport cart for medical-related supplies which
provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of
the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the
disadvantages normally associated therewith.
[0020] Still another object of the present invention is to provide
a new transport cart for medical-related supplies for transporting
heavy chemotherapy treatment bags from the doctor's office to the
home.
[0021] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a
new transport cart for medical-related supplies which includes a
lower support assembly including a base frame, and also including
wheels being mounted upon the base frame, and further including an
upright frame being securely attached to the base frame and
extending upwardly therefrom; and also includes an upper support
assembly including a support frame being pivotally attached to the
upright frame; and further includes a first container assembly
being securely mounted upon the lower support assembly; and also
includes a second container assembly being securely attached to the
upper support assembly.
[0022] Still yet another object of the present invention is to
provide a new transport cart for medical-related supplies that
would keep the chemotherapy treatment bags sanitary and free from
being punctured
[0023] Even still another object of the present invention is to
provide a new transport cart for medical-related supplies that
allows the user to easily move and transport medical supplies from
one location to another.
[0024] These together with other objects of the invention, along
with the various features of novelty which characterize the
invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed
to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better
understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the
specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to
the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are
illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0025] The invention will be better understood and objects other
than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration
is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such
description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
[0026] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a new transport cart for
medical-related supplies according to the present invention.
[0027] FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the present
invention.
[0028] FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the present invention
in a folded position.
[0029] FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the present
invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0030] With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
FIGS. 1 through 4 thereof, a new transport cart for medical-related
supplies embodying the principles and concepts of the present
invention and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will
be described.
[0031] As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4, the transport cart
for medical-related supplies 10 generally comprises a lower support
assembly including a base frame, and also including wheels 17-19
being mounted upon the base frame, and further including an upright
frame being securely attached to the base frame and extending
upwardly therefrom. The base frame includes a rear axle member 13,
and also includes elongate side members 11,12 being securely and
conventionally attached to the rear axle member 13, and further
includes an elongate front cross member 14 being integrally
attached to the elongate side members 11,12, and also includes an
elongate intermediate member 15 being conventionally disposed
between the elongate side members 11,12, and further includes a
container support member 16 being securely and conventionally
attached upon the elongate intermediate member 15. The wheels 17-19
include rear wheels 17,18 which are conventionally mounted to the
rear axle member 13, and also include a caster wheel 19 which is
conventionally mounted near an end of the elongate intermediate
member 15. The upright frame includes elongate side members 20,21
being securely and conventionally attached to the base frame, and
further includes an elongate top cross member 22 being integrally
attached to top ends of the elongate side members 20,21 of the
upright frame.
[0032] An upper support assembly includes a support frame being
pivotally attached to the upright frame. The support frame includes
elongate side members 23,24 having first ends which are pivotally
and conventionally attached to near the top ends of the elongate
side members 20,21 of the upright frame, and further includes an
elongate handle member 25 being securely and conventionally
attached at second ends of the elongate side members 23,24 of the
support frame. The support frame is pivotally extended upwardly
from the upright frame and is foldably lowered onto the upright
frame. The elongate side members 23,24 of the support frame have
bottom end portions which are curved to facilitate the support
frame being pivotally disposed above the upright frame.
[0033] A first container assembly is securely and conventionally
mounted upon the lower support assembly. The first container
assembly includes a first container 26 having front, back, bottom,
and side walls 27, and an open top, and a lip 36 conventionally
extending along a top edge of the front wall 27, and being securely
and conventionally mounted upon the base frame, and also includes a
first lid 28 being hingedly attached to the first container 26 upon
the open top thereof, and further includes a first latch member 29
being securely and conventionally attached to the first lid 28 and
being adapted to removably engage under the lip 36 of the front
wall 27 of the first container 26 to securely fasten the first lid
28 upon the first container 26, and also includes a first handle
member 30 being hingedly and conventionally attached to an exterior
of a top wall of the first lid 28.
[0034] A second container assembly is securely and conventionally
attached and fastened with fasteners to the upper support assembly.
The second container assembly includes a second container 31 having
front, back, bottom, and side walls 32, and an open top, and a lip
37 conventionally extending along a top edge of the front wall 32,
and is securely and conventionally mounted to the support frame,
and also includes a second lid 33 being hingedly attached to the
second container 31 upon the open top thereof, and further includes
a second latch member 34 being securely and conventionally attached
to the second lid 33 and being adapted to removably engage under
the lip 37 of the front wall 32 of the second container 31 to
securely fasten the second lid 33 upon the second container 31, and
also includes a second handle member 35 being hingedly and
conventionally attached to an exterior of a top wall of the second
lid 33.
[0035] In use, the user extends and secured the support frame above
the upright frame with fastening members, and places the treatment
bags in the first and second containers 26,31, and moves the
transport cart 10 to the desired location.
[0036] As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and
operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent
from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion
relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided.
[0037] With respect to the above description then, it is to be
realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts
of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape,
form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are
deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and
all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings
and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed
by the present invention.
[0038] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only
of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous
modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in
the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact
construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly,
all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to,
falling within the scope of the invention.
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