Hand cart

A hand cart for transporting articles by user, the hand cart comprising:

• a frame assembly comprising a pair of side members and a handle member, said handle member extending between said side members, said handle member being adapted for being griped by hands of the user for moving said frame assembly across a surface;
• a plurality of wheels being rotatably coupled to said side members of said frame assembly, said wheels being adapted for rolling across the surface for facilitating movement of said frame assembly across the surface when said frame assembly is being moved by the user;
• a lower shelf assembly being hingably coupled to said frame assembly opposite said handle member of said frame assembly, said lower shelf assembly being pivotal between a deployed position defined by said lower shelf assembly being positioned substantially perpendicular to said frame assembly and a stored position defined by said lower shelf assembly being positioned substantially parallel to said frame assembly, said lower shelf assembly being adapted for receiving groceries for facilitating transportation of the groceries across the surface by the user when said lower shelf assembly is in the deployed position;
• said lower shelf assembly comprising a platform member, said platform member being hingably coupled to said side members of said frame assembly, said platform member being adapted for supporting the groceries when said lower shelf assembly is in the deployed position;
• said lower shelf assembly comprising a stabilizing bar, said stabilizing bar being pivotally coupled to said platform member of said lower shelf assembly opposite said frame assembly such that said stabilizing bar is positioned substantially perpendicular to said platform member when said lower shelf assembly is in the deployed position and substantially parallel to said platform member when said lower shelf assembly is in the stored position, said stabilizing bar being adapted for engaging the surface for stabilizing said lower shelf assembly and said frame assembly when said lower shelf assembly is receiving groceries;
• said lower shelf assembly comprising a containment wall, said containment wall being pivotally coupled to said platform member such that said containment wall is positioned substantially perpendicular to said platform member when said lower shelf assembly is in the deployed position and said containment wall being positioned substantially parallel to said platform member when said lower shelf assembly is in the stored position, said containment wall being adapted for inhibiting groceries placed on said lower shelf assembly from sliding off of said platform member when said frame assembly is being moved;
• an upper shelf assembly being hingably coupled to said frame assembly proximate said handle member of said frame assembly, said upper shelf assembly being pivotal between a deployed position defined by said upper shelf assembly being positioned substantially perpendicular to said frame assembly and a stored position defined by said upper shelf assembly being positioned substantially parallel to said frame assembly, said upper shelf assembly being adapted for receiving groceries for facilitating transportation of the groceries across the surface by the user when said upper shelf assembly is in the deployed position;
• said upper shelf assembly comprising a support plate, said support plate being hingably coupled to said side members of said frame assembly, said support plate being adapted for supporting the groceries when said upper shelf assembly is in the deployed position;
• said upper shelf assembly comprising a blocking wall, said blocking wall being pivotally coupled to said support plate such that said blocking wall is positioned substantially perpendicular to said support plate when said upper shelf assembly is in the deployed position and said blocking wall being positioned substantially parallel to said support plate when said upper shelf assembly is in the stored position, said blocking wall being adapted for inhibiting groceries placed on said upper shelf assembly from sliding off of said support plate when said frame assembly is being moved;
• said upper shelf assembly comprising at least one linkage, said linkage extending between said support plate of said upper shelf assembly and one of said side members of said frame assembly, said linkage being for selectively securing said support plate in the deployed position for inhibiting pivoting of said support plate with respect to said frame assembly when the groceries are place on said support plate of said upper shelf assembly;
• said linkage of said upper shelf assembly comprising a first arm member and a second arm member, said first arm member being rotatably coupled to said support plate, said second arm member being rotatably coupled to one of said side members of said frame assembly, said first arm member being rotatably coupled to said second arm member, said first arm member being aligned with said second arm member when said upper shelf assembly is in the deployed position for inhibiting inadvertent pivoting of said support plate with respect to said frame assembly, said support plate of said upper shelf being pivotal with respect to said frame assembly when said first arm member is rotated with respect to said second arm member for moving said first arm member out of alignment with said second arm member;
• a backing member being coupled to said frame assembly such that said backing member extends between said side members of said frame assembly opposite said handle member, said backing member being adapted for preventing groceries position on said lower shelf assembly from sliding off of said lower shelf assembly between said side members of said frame assembly when said frame assembly is being moved by the user;
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• a plurality of hook members being pivotally coupled to said backing member, said hook members being positioned proximate said handle member of said frame assembly, each of said hook members being pivotal in a plane substantially perpendicular to said backing member such that a portion of the associated one of said hook members extends beyond said frame assembly, a hook end of said hook members being substantially above one of said wheels when said hook members are pivoted with respect to said backing member, said hook end of each of said hook members being adapted for receiving at least one bag of groceries such that the bag is positioned over one of the wheels to position the weight of the bags over the wheels to inhibit tipping of said frame assembly when said hook members are rotated with respect to said backing member.