Covered cart assembly and methods of assembling and making the assembly
AssigneeMagline, Inc.
InventorsJames S. Hooper, Jerry J. McQuarter, Jr., Susan M. Frank
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Abstract
A cart assembly has canvas top and side walls for transporting products on a base platform carried on wheels. Inversely U-shaped front and rear side rail skeleton structures, with vertically spaced cross rails, on the cart define a product compartment between them. Vertically spaced side straps loop around the side rail structures to correlate with the cross rails and have coupler ends. A unitary fabric cover is draped in inversely U-shaped configuration on the cart to provide a top wall and side walls. Cover straps carrying mating couplers project from the side walls of the cover in vertically spaced relation correlating with the cross rails to couple with the couplers on the side straps.
Claims19
A merchandise cart assembly with canvas top and side walls for transporting products including:
- a. a cart comprising an elongate base platform carried on wheels including pairs of front and rear end wheels;
- b. inversely U-shaped front and rear side rail structures with skeleton top rail portions and side rail portions, fixedly secured to the front end of the platform and to the rear end of the platform, and partially defining a product carrying compartment between them;
- c. said front and rear rail structures having vertically spaced cross rails spanning said side rail portions;
- d. vertically spaced apart side straps looped around the side rail structures, said straps being spaced apart to correlate with said cross rails and lie upon and be vertically supported by said cross rails and having free ends with couplers thereon;
- e. a unitary flexible fabric cover secured to said rail structures draped in inversely U-shaped configuration to provide a top wall extending between said top rail portions of said front and rear rail structures, and side walls extending between said front and rear rail structures;
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- f. mating cover straps carrying mating couplers secured to project from said side walls of said cover in vertically spaced relation correlating with said cross rails to couple with said couplers on said side straps.
A covered merchandise cart assembly for transporting products including:
- a. a cart comprising an elongate base platform carried on front and rear end wheels including castered wheels;
- b. inversely U-shaped front and rear rail structures with top rail portions and side rail portions fixedly secured to the front end of the platform and to the rear end of the platform, and defining a product carrying compartment between them;
- c. cross rails spanning said side rail portions of the front and rear rails;
- d. vertically spaced apart side straps looped around said side rail portions above said cross rails, said straps being spaced apart to lie upon and be vertically supported by said cross rails and having free ends with couplers thereon;
- e. a unitary flexible fabric cover secured to said rail structures draped in inversely U-shaped configuration to provide a top wall extending between said top rail portions of said front and rear rail structures, and side walls extending between said front and rear rail structures;
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- f. cover straps carrying mating couplers secured to project from said side walls of said cover in spaced relation correlating with said cross rails to couple with said couplers on said straps looped around said side rail portions.
A method of assembling a merchandise cart assembly with canvas top and side walls for transporting products including:
- a. providing a base platform carried on wheels;
- b. providing inversely U-shaped front and rear side rail structures with skeleton top rail portions and side rail portions, fixedly secured to the front end of the platform and to the rear end of the platform, and defining a product carrying space between them;
- c. said front and rear rail structures having vertically spaced cross rails spanning said side rail portions;
- d. looping vertically spaced apart side straps around the side rail structures to correlate with said cross rails and lie upon and be vertically supported by said cross rails and having free ends with couplers thereon;
- e. draping a unitary flexible fabric cover in inversely U-shaped configuration on said cart to provide a top wall and side walls extending between said front and rear rail structures while securing cover straps, carrying mating couplers, projecting from said side walls of said cover in vertically spaced relation correlating with said cross rails, to said couplers on said side straps.
A tarp device for use with a merchandise cart assembly to provide canvas top and side walls for a cart assembly which includes a base platform carried on wheels, including front and rear end wheels;
- inversely U-shaped front and rear side rail structures with skeleton top rail portions and side rail portions, fixedly secured to the front end of the platform and to the rear end of the platform, and defining a product carrying compartment between them;
- said front and rear rail structures having vertically spaced cross rails spanning said side rail portions, said tarp device including:
- a. vertically spaced apart side straps to be looped around said side rail structures, said straps being spaced apart to correlate with said cross rails and lie upon and be vertically supported by said cross rails and having free ends with couplers thereon;
- b. a unitary flexible fabric cover adapted to be secured to said rail structures and draped in inversely U-shaped configuration to provide a top wall extending between said top rail portions of said front and rear rail structures, and side walls extending between said front and rear rail structures;
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- c. mating cover straps carrying mating couplers secured to project from said side walls of said cover in vertically spaced relation correlating with said cross rails to couple with said couplers on said side straps.
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