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

Claim 16:
17. A lift cart comprising:
a cart platform;
a scissor lift table connected to a top side of the cart platform that moves between a raised position and a lowest position, wherein the scissor lift table comprises:
a table platform;
scissor legs connected to and extending between a bottom side of the table platform and the top side of the cart platform; and
a cross member connecting the scissor legs and positioned adjacent to the top side of the cart platform; and

a braking device connected to a bottom side of the cart platform, wherein the braking device comprises:
an actuator extending through the cart platform from the top side to the bottom side, wherein the cross member of the scissor lift table activates the actuator when the scissor lift table is in the lowest position;
a linkage bar connected to the actuator and positioned longitudinally along the bottom of the cart platform, wherein the linkage bar translates in a first direction when the actuator is activated; and
a first brake assembly connected to the linkage bar, wherein the first brake assembly moves from a deployed state to a retracted state as the linkage bar translates in the first direction.