Nestable platter cart

A platter cart for carrying a plurality of loaded trays, comprising:

• an upwardly extending support frame having a lower end, caster wheels secured at the lower end of the support frame, an upper end, a rear end, a forward end, and spaced opposite sides, and a central horizontal axis extending from the rear end to the forward end of the frame, the frame being wider at the rear end than the forward end;
• a plurality of spaced horizontal shelves secured between the opposite sides of the frame, each shelf comprising a bar extending between the opposite sides of the frame and formed into a serpentine configuration including at least a portion of generally W-shape, the serpentine configuration having a central axis of symmetry aligned with the central horizontal axis of the frame;
• each shelf having a forward end, a rear end, and outer sides;
• the outer side of each shelf having a tray stop forming a respective rear corner locator for a tray placed on the shelf;
• and
• each tray stop comprising a U-shaped rod having a pair of spaced side limbs and a connecting limb extending between the side limbs and having a junction between the connecting limb and each side limb, the side limbs having free ends secured to the respective outer side of the shelf, and a rearmost side limb being bent upwardly to form said corner locator at the junction between said rearmost side limb and said connecting limb.

A tray-carrying cart, comprising:

• an upright frame having a lower end, an upper end, a front end, and a rear end, the frame comprising a pair of front upright members and a pair of rear upright members, the front and rear upright members each having an upper end and a lower end, the rear upright members being spaced further apart than the front upright members;
• a plurality of wheels each secured to the lower end of a respective upright member;
• a plurality of spaced horizontal shelves secured between the upright members of the frame, each shelf comprising a single continuous bar shaped to form at least three interconnected bends of generally V-shape, the successive interconnected bends facing alternately to the front and the rear of the frame, each bend having outwardly inclined side legs, whereby a plurality of carts may be nested together when not in use;
• the bends including a pair of outer side bends and at least one rearwardly facing bend between the outer side bends, each bend having a generally pointed apex, the apex of each outer side bend being secured to the respective front upright member, and the apex of the rearwardly facing bend being free and not secured to the frame;
• and;
• the bar forming each shelf being shaped to form five interconnected bends of generally V-shape comprising the pair of outer side bends and three inner bends between the outer side bends, the three inner bends all being free and unattached to the frame.