Portable solar module cart

A portable solar module cart for use as a transporter for a rechargeable DC power source comprising:

• a substantially flat platform adapted to support a rechargeable DC power source,
• a pair of wheels attached to opposite sides of said platform;
• a pair of support struts pivotally attached to said platform at said opposite sides thereof, said struts being pivotable relative to said platform between a first stored position adjacent said platform and a second raised position in which they extend at an angle to said platform;
• means for releasably locking said struts in said second raised position relative to said platform;
• a generally flat solar panel disposed between said struts;
• means pivotally connecting said solar panel to said struts so that said panel is supported by said struts and has a pivot axis located between opposite ends thereof;
• and
• means for releasably locking said panel against pivotal movement relative to said struts.

A manually maneuverable two-wheel cart comprising:

• a substantially flat platform with two mutually spaced wheels at one end thereof, said wheels having a common axis of rotation;
• a pair of mutually spaced struts having first and second opposite ends, with said first ends being pivotally connected to said platform at said one end thereof, said struts being pivotable into and out of parallel or near parallel relationship with the plane of said platform;
• a solar panel disposed between said struts, said panel having first and second opposite ends and first and second opposite sides,
• means at said opposite sides of said panel for pivotally connecting said panel to said struts adjacent said second ends of said struts, with the pivot axis of said panel being located between its said opposite ends;
• and
• releasable lock means for locking said panel to said struts so as to prevent said panel from pivoting relative to said struts.

A portable solar module cart comprising:

• a platform having first and second opposite ends,
• a pair of wheels attached to opposite sides of said platform at said first end;
• a pair of support struts pivotally attached to opposite sides of said platform at said first end;
• a solar panel extending between said struts, said solar panel having opposite ends and opposite sides extending between said opposite ends;
• and
• means at the opposite sides of said solar panel pivotally connecting said solar panel to said struts so that said panel has a pivot axis located between its opposite ends;
• said struts and said panel being movable from one to the other of a first storage mode position in which said struts and said panel extend substantially parallel to said platform, a charging mode position in which said struts are in a raised position wherein they extend at an angle to said platform and said panel extends at an angle to said platform and said struts, and a rolling mode position in which said struts are in said raised position and said panel extends substantially parallel to said struts.