Cart
OwnerGregory Dean Shipmaninventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a cart comprising a retaining frame assembly configured to support and retain a door in a vertical position, the retaining frame assembly comprising a base support frame and side support members coupled to the base support frame. In certain embodiments, the cart may further comprise a wheel assembly including a front wheel and a rear wheel assembly, wherein the front wheel assembly comprises a single swivel wheel coupled to a bottom side of the retaining frame assembly, wherein the rear wheel assembly comprises a pair of wheels coupled to opposing outer sides of the retaining frame assembly, and wherein the wheels of the rear wheel assembly are larger than the wheel of the front wheel assembly.
Claims12
A cart for transporting a door comprising:
- a retaining frame assembly configured to support and retain said door in a vertical position, the retaining frame assembly comprising a longitudinal bar and side support members coupled to the longitudinal bar;
- a wheel assembly configured to rollably support the retaining frame assembly, the wheel assembly comprising a front wheel assembly coupled to a front section of the longitudinal bar, and a rear wheel assembly coupled to a rear section of the longitudinal bar,
- wherein the front wheel assembly comprises a single swivel wheel coupled to a bottom side of the retaining frame assembly,
- wherein the rear wheel assembly comprises a pair of wheels coupled to opposing outer sides of the retaining frame assembly, and
- wherein the wheels of the rear wheel assembly are larger in diameter than the wheel of the front wheel assembly,
- wherein the side support members comprise front vertical supports and rear vertical supports,
- wherein the front vertical supports comprise a pair of planar brackets coupled to opposing sides of the longitudinal bar proximate the front wheel assembly,
- wherein the rear vertical supports comprise a pair of planar brackets coupled to opposing sides of the longitudinal bar proximate the rear wheel assembly,
- wherein the retaining frame assembly is configured to support said door, such that the door is positioned atop the longitudinal bar with the door's major vertical axis in alignment with the longitudinal bar and wherein the door is bracketed between the pair of planar brackets of the front vertical supports and the pair of planar brackets of the rear vertical supports, and wherein the retaining frame assembly is unobstructed at its rear and front ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.