Patent ID: 11904920
Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A lift cart comprising:
a lift table that moves between a raised position and a lowest position; and
a braking device attached to the lift cart, wherein the braking device comprises:
an actuator that is activated when the lift table is in the lowest position;
a linkage bar, connected to the actuator, that translates in a first direction when the actuator is activated; and
a first brake assembly, connected to the linkage bar, that moves from a deployed state to a retracted state as the linkage bar translates in the first direction, wherein the first brake assembly comprises:
a first linkage assembly linking the first brake assembly to the linkage bar, wherein the first linkage assembly comprises:
a first rocker arm connected to the linkage bar, wherein the first rocker arm is a triangular linkage member, and wherein the first rocker arm pivots as the linkage bar translates in the first direction.