US 11,453,425 B1 · Folding food service cart

Abstract

An embodiment of a cart for food service has a folding frame and/or removable shelves. Optionally, the frame includes sidewalls pivotally attached to opposite sides of a back. An optional wheeled base may be pivotally attached to a bottom of the back. In some embodiments, removable shelves are supported by the side walls, for example, sliding between walls on parallel tracks. Optionally the number of shelve can be changed in accordance to the depth and/or number of dishes carried. The cart has stable, locked, unfolded configuration on four wheels and approximately the width of a man. The frame optionally folds into a flat shape that is supported on two wheels and/or the shelve are held to the frame, for example in a pocket. Optionally the shelves and/or walls are made of aluminum and/or the wheels and/or base are made of stainless steel.

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Dependent claims

A folding cart for carrying dishes of food comprising:

a rigid rear frame member;
two rigid sides pivotally attached to opposite sides of said rear frame member for along a vertical axis for opening forward out from said rear frame members;
two rear wheels fixedly attached to said opposite sides of a lower portion of said rear frame member;
two front wheels supporting to a front portion of said cart in an open configuration and configured for folding towards said rear frame member in a folded configuration;
a folding base and wherein said two front wheels are attached to a front portion of the base and wherein said front portion of the base is biased upward;
and
a plurality of removable shelves configured to be supported on said sides.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Folding food service cart

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Abstract

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