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US 6,349,962 B1Granted
Collapsible domestic cart
AssigneeGaviota Cart LLC
InventorStanley A. Johanson
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Abstract
A collapsible domestic cart has at least a pair of vertical support members with one or more trays pivotally connected therewith. A frame support connected with the other end of the trays is connected to the vertical supports by an articulating lazy-tong mechanism so that the cart when moved from a collapsed position, with the trays in a vertical position, to an open position, with the trays in a horizontal position, does not increase substantially in height.
Claims18
A collapsible domestic cart assembly comprising:
- at least a pair of vertically disposed support members
- at least one tray member, said tray member begin pivotally mounted at one end to said vertical support members so as to be pivotable fron afirst substantally vertical position when said assembly is in a collapsed condition to a second substantally horizontal position when said assembly is in open service condition,
- a vertically disposed frame member associated with said tray to support said tray to support said tray at the end oppsited said one end when said assembly is in its open service condition,and
- an articulating mechanism connected between said vertically disposed support members and said frame support to move said frame member laterally outwardly from a first position adjacent said support members to a second position space from said support members without any substantial change in the vertical height of said asembly as said frame member move from said first position to said second position.
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A collapsible domestic cart assembly comprising:
- a pair of vertically disposed support members,
- a plurality of tray members pivotally mounted to one end thereof to said support members,
- a vertically disposed frame support for said tray membrs at the other end thereof, and
- an articulating mechanism connected between said vertically disposed support members and said frame support to move said frame support laterally outwardlynfrom a first position adjacent said suport member where said tray members are in a substantially vertical orientation to a second position spacce from said support members where said tray members are in a substantially planar horizontal orientation,and
- wherein said articulating mechanism moves said frame support from said first position to said second position without any substantial change in the vertical height of said cart assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.