Patent Application
20150232111
There are many articles existing that assist in transport of packages. With each of the significant advancements, there remains a significant deficiency. There is no effective system for wheeling a box or box-like container that does not include utilizing a cart or dolly-type system. There is a need for a system that would incorporate wheels into boxes without impeding stacking of or placing side by side and other containers to provide for ease of transport.
In one embodiment, the present invention is a system for transporting a container, said system comprising: a box; at least one axle affixed by a user and associated with said box; at least two wheels dependent on said axle; a strap constructed and arranged for securing about the perimeter of said box and configured for movement of the system with limited protrusion from side or bottom.
In one configuration, the axle extends through the interior of said box.
The box, in one embodiment, is provided as a flat, foldable material such as cardboard, corrugated paper, plastics, polymers, combinations thereof and the like, whereby the material has a plurality of score lines and cut lines configured for assembly into the box.
The box, in one embodiment, is provided as a pattern with a plurality of score lines and cut lines configured for assembly into said box, including score lines configured to form opposing openings through which an axle will pass.
In one embodiment, the axle is permanently attached by a user to the interior of the box.
In another embodiment, the axle is removably attached by a user to the interior of the box.
The present invention further contemplates a method of transporting a box, said method comprising the steps of: providing a system of the present invention; attaching at least one axle to said box; and affixing at least 2 wheels to said axle.
Additionally, the method may include positioning a strap perpendicular to said axle around the perimeter of the box.
The method, in one embodiment, includes forming at least two wheel well openings on opposing sides in which the axle is positioned within an interior of the box and is accessible through said wheel well openings.
In one embodiment, the method includes attaching the axle to the interior of the box and opposing axle ends are accessible from outside the box.
In one embodiment, the method includes providing an unassembled box with fold lines for folding and score lines for removing portions of the unassembled box and forming into a box having at least two wheel well openings thereon.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING
The present invention includes a system and method for transporting boxes and other containers. System 10 includes a box 11 and carry strap 12. Box 11 has affixed thereto at least one axle 14. Wheels 13 are dependent upon axle 14 and secured into position with securing cap 15. In one embodiment, axle 14 is secured to box 11 with securing fasteners 16. Securing fasteners includes any suitable fastener, but is not limited to, adhesive tape, hook and loop fasteners, and the like. It is contemplated that a user will utilize fastener 16 to affix axle 14 into position. Strap 12 is configured in one embodiment with an incorporated slot 15 on a first end. In use, a user will pass the opposite end of strap 12 through incorporated slot 15, as demonstrated in
In one embodiment, as demonstrated in
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As generally understood, the portion can take on many configurations, such as that demonstrated in
It is contemplated that the present invention have an embodiment whereby a box is provided, as described herein, whereby the assembled box has incorporated therewith the axle and wheel assemblies in order to provide ease of transport. Additionally, it is contemplated that the present invention includes a system whereby an axle and wheel assembly is provided and utilized with any existing box such that a user can utilize the system and method of the present invention without the need of purchasing any particular specialty box.
While the invention has been described in its preferred form or embodiment with some degree of particularity, it is understood that this description has been given only by way of example and that numerous changes in the details of construction, fabrication, and use, including the combination and arrangement of parts, may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
