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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2018
Tennant Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brett Jason Carlson, Rogers, MN (US);
Matthew Ryan Baldwin, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Laurence A. Jensen, Oakdale, MN (US);
John C. Ickes, Rockford, MN (US);
Martin L. Dickrell, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Michael M. Dimovski, Elk River, MN (US);
Stefan Sehmke, Brecht, BE;
Jacob L. Stock, Plymouth, MN (US);
Tennant Company, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A coupling mechanism for removably coupling a storage cart to a surface maintenance machine includes a cart-side connector connectable to the storage cart and a machine-side connector connectable to the surface maintenance machine. The coupling mechanism includes a connecting rod engageable with the machine-side connector. The coupling mechanism includes a bracket assembly positioned between the cart-side connector and the machine-side connector. The bracket assembly can receive the connecting rod to engage therewith to facilitate a first relative movement between the connecting rod and a portion of the bracket assembly in a direction perpendicular to a floor surface on which the surface maintenance machine is traveling, and a pivoting of the bracket assembly about a pivot axis passing through the connecting rod.