Patent ID: 9393978
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B62B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for transporting carts comprising: a. a machine body comprising a housing comprising a housing opening; b. a steering control arranged on the body; c. a steering pedestal pivotally arranged with respect to the body; d. at least one caster; e. a substantially vertical tiller yoke disposed through the housing opening and configured to rotate freely relative to the body; f. a hitch positioned on the body opposite said steering pedestal and adapted to engage a cart; and h. a selection mechanism adapted to be selectively coupleable between the body and the steering pedestal providing for a caster mode and a steering mode respectively, wherein in steering mode, the steering pedestal is operably coupled to the caster by way of the tiller yoke such that a change in pivotal direction of the steering pedestal relative to the machine body causes a substantially corresponding change in the pivotal direction of the at least one caster relative to the machine body.