US 5,181,731 A · Pivotable cart

Abstract

A pivotable cart is disclosed which has a first and second support members for supporting a rolled material. The first and second support members are pivotable relative to each other to a storage position. In the pivoted storage position, the cart requires a minimum amount of space. The cart may be easily pivotable outwardly to a use position where it will adequately support an elongate rolled material. The support members are preferably identical, and connected to a pair of spaced wheels such that the support members pivot about the wheel axis relative to each other. A chain prevents the two support members from pivoting relative to each other beyond a predetermined amount. Further, the support members each include a support surface having a generally V-shape with an apex aligned with an apex of the other support member to provide a ditch for support of the coiled material. The apex on each of the support members are spaced laterally inwardly from a cross member connecting the support structure to a wheel bushing. In this way the weight of the carpet is borne laterally between the cross members such that the cart adequately supports the weight.

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Dependent claims

A cart comprising:

a first support member spaced from a second support member;
said first and second support members being supported by at least one wheel such that a member may be placed on said first and second support members in a use position and transported on said at least one wheel;
said first and second support members being spaced from each other in a use position by a first distance, and being movable towards each other to a storage position where they are spaced by a distance less than said first distance;
a pair of said wheels which are rotatable about a single axis, and said first and second support members pivot relative to each other about said axis to said storage position;
and
said support members including a wheel bushing which receives a spacer, said spacer being force fit into the wheel bushing of said second support member, said spacer being freely rotatable within the wheel bushing of said first support member, and said spacer having threads at each end with said wheels being attached to said threads.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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