US 4,358,124 A · Utility cart

Abstract

A utility cart comprising an upwardly extending frame, a pair of wheels journalled on the lower end of the frame at opposite sides of the frame, and a bed pivoted at one of its ends on the frame at the lower end of the frame for swinging about an axis extending from side-to-side of the frame between an extended position in which the bed extends generally perpendicularly forwardly from the frame and an upright position in which the bed extends upwardly alongside the frame. The bed has a support at one end extending forwardly from the bed when the bed is in its upright position for supporting an object to be carried on the cart. Legs are mounted at the other end of the bed for movement between a first position for supporting the bed when in its extended position, and a second folded position. The legs can be locked in their bed-supporting position.

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Dependent claims

A utility cart comprising:

an upwardly extending frame;
a pair of wheels journalled on the lower end of the frame at opposite sides thereof for rotation about an axis extending transversely of the frame;
a bed pivoted adjacent one of its ends, constituting its back end, on the frame at the lower end of the frame for swinging about an axis generally parallel to the axis of rotation of the wheels between an extended position in which the bed extends generally perpendicularly forwardly from the frame, and an upright position in which the bed extends alongside the frame;
support means adjacent the back end of the bed for supporting an object to be carried on the cart when the bed is in its upright position;
leg means mounted at the front end of the bed for movement between a first position for supporting the bed when in its extended position, and a second folded position;
and
means for locking said leg means in said first bed-supporting position.

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A utility cart comprising

an upwardly extending frame;
a pair of wheels journalled on the lower end of the frame at opposite sides thereof for rotation about an axis extending transversely of the frame;
a bed pivoted adjacent one of its ends constituting its back end, on the frame at the lower end of the frame for swinging about an axis generally parallel to the axis of rotation of the wheels between an extended position in which the bed extends generally perpendicularly forwardly from the frame, and an upright position in which the bed extends alongside the frame;
support means at the back end of the bed adapted to extend downwardly from the bed when the latter is in its extended position and forwardly from the bed when the latter is in its upright position for supporting an object to the carried on the cart;
and
leg means at the front end of the bed for supporting the bed in its extended position;
said frame comprising a pair of generally parallel spaced-apart side frame members and a handle interconnecting the upper ends of the side frame members;
said handle being tubular and generally of inverted U-shape, having a pair of downwardly extending arms secured to the upper ends of said side frame members;
an insert inside the lower end of each arm;
and
fastening means extending through each side frame member and respective arm and threaded into said insert inside the arm for fastening the arm to the frame member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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