# US 10,479,384 B2 · Apparel cart

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- Number: US 10,479,384 B2
- Document ID: US10479384B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/055,280
- Filed: 2018-08-06
- Published: 2019-03-21
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2017-09-21
- Assignees: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Applicants: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Inventors: Jeffrey Green; Nathan Michael Hicks; Ryan DeJarnette
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10479384B2

## CPC

- B62B 3/005: {Details of storage means, e.g. drawers, bins or racks}
- B62B 3/006: {for stacking objects like trays, bobbins, chains}
- B62B 3/02: involving parts being adjustable, collapsible, attachable, detachable or convertible
- B62B 5/06: Hand moving equipment, e.g. handle bars (for cycles B62K11/14, B62K21/12)
- B62B 5/067: {Stowable or retractable handle bars}
- B62B 2202/65: Clothes
- B62B 2203/073: sliding in a horizontal plane
- B62B 2301/04: comprising a wheel pivotable about a substantially vertical axis, e.g. swivelling castors
- B62B 2301/0463: by blocking the rotation at a position
- D06F 89/02: of textile articles to be worn, e.g. shirts
- B62B: HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES (characterised by animal propulsion B62C; propulsion of sledges by driver or engine B62M)
- D06F: LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES

## Abstract

An apparel cart comprises a base portion that includes a table; a slideable shelf; and a pull-out drawer, each constructed and arranged for positioning under the table and extendable from either a first side or second side of the table; a hanger rod assembly extending from a first end of the table, wherein at least one of the table, the slideable shelf, the pull-out drawer, or the hanger rod assembly is constructed and arranged for a user to perform an operation on at least one apparel item; and a set of wheels coupled to a bottom region of the base portion for moving the apparel cart between a location where the operation is performed on the at least one apparel item to another location.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparel cart, comprising:
a base portion that includes a table;
a slideable shelf and a pull-out drawer, each constructed and arranged for being directly adjacent each other under the table and extendable from either a first side or second side of the table;
a partitioning element extending vertically from a bottom surface of the table;
a first runner channel extending horizontally from a first side of the partitioning element, wherein a side of the slideable shelf is positioned between the first runner channel and the bottom surface of the table for permitting a movement of the slideable shelf along the first runner channel;
a second runner channel extending horizontally from a second side of the partitioning element opposite the first side, wherein a side of the pull-out drawer is positioned between the second runner channel and the bottom surface of the table for permitting a movement of the pull-out drawer along the second runner channel;
a hanger rod assembly extending from a first end of the table, wherein at least one of the table, the slideable shelf, the pull-out drawer, or the hanger rod assembly is constructed and arranged for a user to perform an operation on at least one apparel item;
a handle extending from an opposite end of the base portion as the hanger rod assembly, the hanger rod assembly having a lower vertical portion coupled to the base portion and an upper portion extending tangentally from the lower vertical portion in a direction away from the handle;
a holder region extending between the handle and the base portion for holding at least one apparel folder or other elongated objects, the holder region comprising a holder channel below the handle and between two vertical posts of the base for receiving the at least one apparel folder or other elongated objects; and
a set of wheels coupled to a bottom region of the base portion for moving the apparel cart between a location where the operation is performed on the at least one apparel item to another location.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparel cart of claim 1, wherein the operation performed on the at least one apparel item includes at least one of storing, folding, hanging, transporting, repackaging, organizing, cleaning, or mending the at least one apparel item.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The apparel cart of claim 2, wherein the table is constructed and arranged for the organizing, cleaning, or mending operation of an item of the at least one apparel item, the hanger rod assembly is constructed and arranged for the hanging operation of an item of the at least one apparel item, the wheels are for the transporting of the at least one apparel item, the slideable shelf is constructed and arranged for the folding and organization of an item of the at least one apparel items, and the pull-out drawer is constructed and arranged for storing accessories for performing the operation.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The apparel cart of claim 1, wherein the base portion further includes:
a metal frame;
a first shelf fixedly coupled to the frame below the table; and
a second shelf fixedly coupled to the frame below the first shelf, the first and second shelves constructed and arranged for temporarily storing the at least one apparel item.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The apparel cart of claim 4, wherein at least one of the first and second shelves includes:
first and second ends;
first and second side panels that form a perimeter with the first and second ends about the table;
a plurality of slots in the first and second side panels; and
a plurality of dividers positioned in the slots between the first and second side panels.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The apparel cart of claim 4, further comprising a set of wheels coupled to the frame for transporting the apparel cart to different store locations.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The apparel cart of claim 6, further comprising a swivel caster wheel assembly including at least two of the wheels.

### Claim 8

An apparel cart, comprising:
a base portion that includes a table;
a slideable shelf and a pull-out drawer, each constructed and arranged for positioning under the table and extendable from either a first side or second side of the table;
a partitioning element extending vertically from a bottom surface of the table;
a first runner channel extending horizontally from a first side of the partitioning element, wherein a side of the slideable shelf is positioned between the first runner channel and the bottom surface of the table for permitting a movement of the slideable shelf along the first runner channel;
a second runner channel extending horizontally from a second side of the partitioning element opposite the first side, wherein a side of the pull-out drawer is positioned between the second runner channel and the bottom surface of the table for permitting a movement of the pull-out drawer along the second runner channel;
at least one shelf below the table, the at least one shelf including a plurality of dividers;
a handle extending from an opposite end of the base portion as the hanger rod assembly, the hanger rod assembly having a lower vertical portion coupled to the base portion and an upper portion extending tangentally from the lower vertical portion in a direction away from the handle; and
a holder region extending between the handle and the base portion for holding at least one apparel folder, the holder region comprising a holder channel below the handle and between two vertical posts of the base for receiving the at least one apparel folder or other elongated objects.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The apparel cart of claim 8, further comprising a set of wheels coupled to a bottom region of the base portion for moving the apparel cart between a location where the operation is performed on the at least one apparel item to another location.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The apparel cart of claim 8, further comprising a hanger rod assembly extending from a first end of the table, wherein at least one of the table, the slideable shelf, the pull-out drawer, or the hanger rod assembly is constructed and arranged for a user to perform an operation on at least one apparel item.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The apparel cart of claim 8, wherein the operation performed on the at least one apparel item includes at least one of storing, folding, hanging, transporting, repackaging, organizing, cleaning, or mending the at least one apparel item.