Human-powered, hands-free, maneuverable, multi-use trailer

A human-powered cart for hauling items over various surfaces while walking or hiking, said cart comprising:

• a front, a rear, and a middle;
• a rigid, low-profile frame at the cart middle comprising an upper subframe, a lower subframe, and a plurality of braces connecting said upper and lower subframes;
• a cargo area defined between the subframes and said braces;
• at least one wheel at the rear of said cart;
• an articulated harness assembly at the front of said cart comprising belt means adapted to be coupled about the waist of a user in contact with the user's hip for towing the cart;
• an adjustable yoke assembly at the frame front for mounting the harness assembly, the yoke assembly comprising an elongated, telescopically connected yoke tube for enabling slidable adjustability to allow the cart to be shortened or lengthened to accommodate various user heights, the yoke tube pivoted to the frame front by an articulated union enabling cart folding;
• an upper fork extending from the upper subframe to said wheel and a lower fork extending from said lower subframe to said wheel;
• and,
• swivel means disposed atop said yoke assembly for mounting said harness assembly.

A human-powered cart for hauling items over various surfaces while walking or hiking, said cart comprising:

• a front, a rear, and a middle;
• a rigid, low-profile frame at the cart middle;
• a cargo area defined at the frame middle;
• a wheel at the rear of said cart;
• an articulated harness assembly at the front of said cart comprising belt means adapted to be coupled about the waist of a user in contact with the user's hip for towing the cart and a pair of spaced apart arms;
• a telescopingly adjustable yoke assembly at the frame front for mounting the harness assembly, the yoke assembly comprising an articulated union to enable cart folding;
• binary swivel means disposed atop said yoke assembly for mounting said harness assembly such that each of said arms can independently swivel;
• and,
• foldable fork means extending from said frame rear for securing said wheel.