Ice Transport System

• Main Authors: BEGIN JASON ERNEST, DAWSON MICHAEL P, BURGESS RODDY, CONNELLY JACOB, CUNNINGHAM IAN WESTAD, SEXTON JOSEPH M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.08.2009
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS, PERAMBULATORS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SLEDGES; STORING; TRANSPORTING

An ice transport system includes a cart and a plurality of ice totes. The cart includes a bed and a plurality of retention structures mounted on the bed. The plurality of ice totes are arranged on a platform of the bed and contained on the platform by the plurality of retention structures. The plurality of retention structures are configured and positioned relative to the platform to contain the plurality of ice totes on the platform while leaving an access side of a plurality of sides of the platform open for loading and unloading the plurality of ice totes. In some cases, each ice tote may include a hang hook removably disposed within a recess in the exterior surface of the tote and configured to extend outward from the exterior surface.