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US 5,201,536 AGranted
Combination carrier cart/table device
AssigneeBsp Co., Ltd.
InventorsJulian M. Bono, Jonathan Hoffman
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Abstract
A multi-purpose device which can be easily converted from a compact case to a carrying cart and to a table. The carrying cart and the table have triangular support systems which enable the devices to be highly stable and carry increased loads. A roller forming part of the device has three narrow areas for low rolling friction over hard surfaces with wider concave-shaped or escalloped areas between the narrow areas to preclude excessive sinking on soft surfaces (e.g., beaches, dirt parking lots, grassy areas, snow etc). The device includes carrying space and a frame, which is used in the table arrangement, for attaching a trashbag liner to hold trash during and after the conclusion of a picnic, a day at the beach, etc.
Claims30
A combination carrier/table device comprising a first and second body section, each of said body sections including a compartment having a base wall and a pair of sidewalls extending from said base wall, said sidewalls terminating at distal edges;
- a pivot about which said body sections can be rotated;
- a roller connected to said body sections;
- a means for arranging said body sections in a first predetermined orientation in which the distal edges of said pair of sidewalls of said first body section are adjacent the distal edges of said pair of sidewalls of said second body section to form a compact case for carrying or storage, said compact case having an interior compartment provided by said base walls and said sidewalls of said body sections;
- a means for arranging said body sections in a second predetermined orientation to form a table including the base walls of the body sections as the top thereof, said body sections including leg means connected thereto for supporting the table on a supporting surface with the roller out of engagement with said supporting surface;
- and a means for arranging said body sections in a third predetermined orientation in which said body sections form lower and rear sections of a carrying cart, supported for movement on said supporting surface by said roller, said means for arranging said body sections in each of said first, second and third predetermined orientations including portions located within the interior compartment provided by the body sections when said body sections are in said first predetermined orientation, said first, second and third predetermined orientations each being different from the other of said predetermined orientations.
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A combination carrier/table device comprising a first and second body section;
- a pivot about which said body sections can be rotated;
- a roller connected to said body sections;
- a means for arranging said body sections in a first predetermined orientation in which said sections form a compact case for carrying or storage;
- a means for arranging said body sections in a second predetermined orientation to form a table including the body sections as the top thereof;
- and a means for arranging said body sections in a third predetermined orientation in which said body sections form lower and rear sections of a carrying cart, supported for movement on said roller, said means for arranging said body sections in said first predetermined orientation including a first frame member connected to said first body second and a second frame member connected to said second body section, connecting section therebetween, said frame members have proximal and distal ends with said proximal ends comprising said connecting sections and said distal ends comprising the free ends of said legs, and wherein said distal ends of the legs of said first frame member are connected to said pivot, and one end of each of said at least one strut being pivotally connected to a corresponding one of said legs of said second frame member and the other end of each of said at least one strut being connected to said pivot, so that when said first frame member is rotated about said pivot in one direction and said second frame member is rotated about said pivot in an opposite direction, said body sections abut each other and said connecting section of said first frame member abuts said connecting section of said second frame member to form the compact case with said connecting sections forming the handles of said carrying case.
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A combination carrier/table device comprising a first and second body section;
- a pivot about which said body sections can be rotated;
- a roller connected to said body sections;
- a means for arranging said body sections in a first predetermined orientation in which said sections form a compact case for carrying or storage;
- a means for arranging said body sections in a second predetermined orientation to form a table including the body sections as the top thereof;
- and a means for arranging said body sections in a third predetermined orientation in which said sections form lower and rear sections of a carrying cart, supported for movement on said rollers, wherein said device comprises a first frame member connected to said fist body section and a second frame member connected to said second body section and at least one strut pivotally connected to said second frame member and wherein each of said body sections comprises a proximal end and a distal end and an outer and an inner surface, said device further comprising a first extendable leg assembly connected adjacent said proximal end of said first body section, and a second extendable leg assembly connected adjacent said proximal end of said second body section, and said means for arranging said body sections to form a table comprising said frame members, said body sections, said extendable leg assemblies, said at least one strut and said pivot, so that when said frame members are rotated about said pivot in opposite directions to cause said distal ends of said body sections to abut and said extendable leg assemblies are extended, said outer surfaces comprise a table top, and a table is formed.
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A combination carrier/table device comprising a first and second body section;
- a pivot about which said body sections can be rotated;
- a roller connected to said body sections;
- a means for arranging said body sections in a first predetermined orientation in which said sections form a compact case for carrying or storage;
- a means for arranging said body sections in a second predetermined orientation to form a table including the body sections as the top thereof;
- and a means for arranging said body sections in a third predetermined orientation in which said sections form lower and rear sections of a carrying cart, supported for movement on said rollers, each of said body sections comprising a proximal end and a distal end and an outer and inner surface, said inner surface of said first body section comprising a channel therein, and further including a locking assembly comprising a rotatable locking knob and a locking tab, said locking assembly projecting through said first body section so that said locking tab is positioned in said channel.
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A combination carrier/table device supportable on a supporting surface, comprising a first and second body section;
- a pivot about which said body sections can be rotated;
- a roller connected to said body sections;
- a means for arranging said body sections in a first orientation to form a compact case for carrying or storage;
- a means for arranging said body sections in a second orientation to form a table with the roller out of engagement with said supporting surface and with said body sections forming the table top and leg means independent of said roller, supporting said table top on said supporting surface;
- and a means for arrangement said body sections in a third orientation to form a carrying cart with the roller engaging said supporting surface, said roller comprising a first surface means for reducing friction when the supporting surface engaging the roller is a hard surface and a second surface means for precluding excessive sinking of said roller when the supporting surface engaging the roller is a soft surface.
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A combination carrier/table device supportable on a supporting surface, said device comprising a first and second body section;
- a pivot about which said body sections can be rotated;
- a roller connected to said body sections;
- a means for arranging said body sections in a first orientation to form a compact case for carrying or storage;
- a means for arranging said body sections in a second orientation to form a table wit the body sections providing the table top, said device, when in said second orientation, including leg means for supporting the table top on said supporting surface with the roller out of engagement with said supporting surface;
- and a means for arranging said body sections in a third orientation to form a carrying cart with the roller engaging said supporting surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.