Cart with collapsible receptacle and method of use

A cart, comprising:

• a frame member rotatably mounted to wheels;
• a stationary seat assembly rigidly secured to the frame member, the stationary seat assembly including:
• a rearwardly facing stationary seat;
• a handle positioned towards a front portion of the rearwardly facing stationary seat;
• and
• a safety bar positioned between the rearwardly facing stationary seat and the handle;
• a pivoting mechanism hingedly mounted to the frame member remotely from an upright portion of the frame member, the pivoting mechanism being moveable between a substantially upright position and a retracted position, and being located relative to a back portion of the rearwardly facing stationary seat;
• and
• a flexible receptacle attached to the pivoting mechanism, wherein
• the pivoting mechanism moves the flexible receptacle between an open position and a closed position when the pivoting mechanism is moved between the substantially upright position and the retracted position, respectively, and
• the rearwardly facing stationary seat is accessible for use when the pivoting mechanism is in either the substantially upright position or the retracted position.

A nestable cart, comprising:

• a frame member including an upright frame portion and a lateral frame portion;
• a stationary seat assembly rigidly secured to the upright frame portion, the stationary seat assembly including:
• a rearwardly facing stationary seat having a backrest;
• a handle positioned towards a front portion of the rearwardly facing stationary seat;
• and
• a safety bar positioned between the rearwardly facing stationary seat and the handle;
• a pivoting mechanism hingedly mounted to the lateral frame portion of the frame member remotely from the upright frame portion, the pivoting mechanism being moveable between a substantially upright position and a retracted position and being located relative to a back portion of the backrest such that the rearwardly facing stationary seat is positioned between the handle and the pivoting mechanism;
• and
• a flexible receptacle attached to the pivoting mechanism and one of the stationary seat assembly and the upright frame member, wherein
• upon nesting the cart with a substantially identical cart, the pivoting mechanism retracts automatically from the substantially upright position to the retracted position and the flexible receptacle moves to a collapsed, closed position from an open position.

A method of closing a collapsible receptacle on a cart having a pivoting mechanism, comprising he steps of:

• providing a first cart and a second cart each including:
• a frame member including an upright frame portion and a lateral frame portion;
• a rearwardly facing stationary seat assembly rigidly secured to the upright frame portion;
• the pivoting mechanism hingedly mounted to the lateral frame portion of the frame member which is moveable between a substantially upright position and a retracted position and located such that the pivoting mechanism is positioned behind the rearwardly facing stationary seat assembly;
• and
• the flexible receptacle is attached to the pivoting mechanism and one of the rearwardly facing stationary seat assembly and the upright frame member;
• and
• moving the first cart in a first direction a predetermined distance towards the stationary seat assembly of the second cart such that:
• initially the stationary seat assembly of the second cart begins to contact the pivoting mechanism of the first cart;
• then the stationary seat assembly begins to move the pivoting mechanism of the first cart towards the stationary seat of the first cart due to the continued movement of the first cart in the first direction and the contact between the pivoting mechanism of the first cart and the seat assembly of the second cart;
• and
• the first cart is moved the predetermined distance such that the contact between the pivoting mechanism of the first cart and the seat assembly of the second cart moves the pivoting mechanism to the retracted position resulting in the flexible receptacle being collapsed or closed, the flexible receptacle and the pivoting mechanism of the first cart being positioned between the stationary seat assembly of both the first cart and the second cart.