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US 5,401,043 AGranted
Collapsible cart
OwnerGordon D. Myroninventor
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Abstract
A collapsible cart for carrying luggage or the like has two legs pivoted together at one end for movement between a collapsed position in which the legs are parallel and an expanded, luggage-carrying position in which the opposite ends of the legs are spaced apart into a generally V-shaped configuration. The legs carry wheels at their free ends. A releasable retainer secures the legs together in the collapsed position, and the legs are biassed apart by a spring into the expanded position when the retainer is released.
Claims12
A collapsible luggage cart, comprising:
- a pair of elongate legs having opposite first and second ends;
- hinge means for securing the legs together at their first ends for movement between a collapsed position in which the legs are parallel to one another and an expanded position in which the legs are spaced apart at their second ends into a generally V-shaped configuration;
- each leg having at least one wheel at its second end;
- retractable support means on each leg for movement between a retracted position against the respective leg and an extended position projecting outwardly from the leg for supporting one or more items to be carried on the cart;
- releasable retaining means for holding said legs in the collapsed position;
- and
- biassing means for automatically biassing said legs into the expanded position when said retaining means is released.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.