Modular beach cart system
AssigneeRonald Ritter
InventorThomas E. Coghill, JR.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of the rack device allow the carrying capacity of a cart system to be selectively expanded to increase the carrying capacity. The rack device increases the carrying capacity of existing carts with limited capacity by piggybacking a rack onto the existing cart to cradle in bracket members large bulky beach items such as surfboard and kayaks on the side of, on top of or outside of the existing cart. A cart system is also provided. The cart system selectively expands the capacity of the cart system with bracket members to cradle large bulky beach items.
Claims45
A beach cart rack device for a wheeled cart comprising:
- a rack frame comprising a plurality of horizontal frame members coupled together to form a plurality of corners and a plurality of vertical frame members coupled to the horizontal frame members in proximity to the plurality of corners;
- connectors coupled to free ends of the plurality of vertical frame members, the connectors being configured to attach to a wheeled cart;
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- at least one bracket pair coupled to the rack frame and being configured to cradle therein a surfboard or a kayak in a horizontal orientation, longitudinally, alongside or above the wheeled cart and in a tilted vertically upright orientation along a shortest axis.
A cart system comprising:
- a cart frame comprising a top plurality of horizontal frame members coupled together to form a plurality of corners, a bottom plurality of horizontal frame members horizontally aligned in vertical space relation with respect to the top plurality horizontal frame members and a plurality of vertical frame members coupled to the top and bottom plurality of horizontal frame members in proximity to the plurality of corners;
- a pair of wheel rotatably coupled to the cart frame;
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- at least one bracket pair coupled to the cart frame and being configured to cradle therein a surfboard or a kayak in a horizontal orientation, longitudinally, alongside or above the wheeled cart and in a tilted vertically upright orientation along a shortest axis.
A hitch assembly for use with a bicycle comprising:
- a Y-shaped structure include first and second arms angled with respect to the other and being attached to an elongated bar, the first and second arms being configured to brace a cart handle of a wheeled cart in three places to provide structural stability;
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- a bicycle connector coupled to a free end of the elongated bar, the bicycle connector being configured to attach to a bicycle support under a bicycle seat.
A beach cart rack device for a wheeled cart comprising:
- a rack frame comprising a plurality of horizontal frame members coupled together to form a plurality of corners and a plurality of vertical frame members coupled to the horizontal frame members in proximity to the plurality of corners;
- connectors coupled to free ends of the plurality of vertical frame members, the connectors being configured to attach to a wheeled cart;
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- a table, the table comprising two table sections, each table section being hingedly coupled to the rack frame and being configured to rotate between a horizontal state and a vertical state and locked in the horizontal state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.