Collapsible cart for paint spray pump

A method of operating a collapsible cart assembly comprising the steps of:

• a) unlocking a handle on a collapsible cart assembly by rotating a hub on the assembly to release the handle for rotation on the collapsible cart assembly;
• b) rotating the handle about the hub from an operating position to an intermediate position;
• c) continuing rotating the handle about the hub from the intermediate position to a storage position;
• d) locking the handle in the storage position;
• e) unlocking a pair of feet attached to the cart assembly by rotating a locking bail from a locked position intermediate the feet to an unlocked position out of the path of the feet;
• f) storing the feet by rotating the feet from an operating position towards the cart assembly to a storage position;
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• g) locking the feet in the storage position by rotating the locking bail from the unlocked position to the locked position wherein the bail retains the feet in the storage position.

A collapsible cart assembly for a paint spray pump comprising:

• a) a pair of spaced apart legs, each extending from a lower end to an upper end;
• b) a pump support extending between the upper ends of the legs;
• c) a pair of feet, with one foot associated with each leg at the lower end thereof;
• d) a handle extending above the pump support;
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• e) lock and release means connected to the handle, pump support and legs and operable for releasably locking the pump support and handle in a first position wherein the pump support positions the pump for operation and the handle is positioned to enable moving the cart assembly and wherein the lock and release means is further operable for releasably locking the pump support and handle in a second position wherein the cart assembly is collapsed wherein the lock and release means further comprises a lost motion engagement mechanism between the handle and the pump support which allows the handle to rotate from the first position to an intermediate position without rotation of the pump support from the first position.