Multi-function dump cart

A dump cart comprising:

• a bed configured to carry a load, the bed including a forward end and a rear end defining opposing ends of a longitudinal axis;
• a bed adapter coupled to a bottom wall of the bed, the bed adapter including a left adapter rail and a right adapter rail, each adapter rail aligned with the longitudinal axis;
• and
• a frame including
• a frame crossmember oriented transverse to the longitudinal axis, the frame crossmember including a left end coupled to a first wheel and a right end coupled to a second wheel,
• a left frame rail, aligned with the longitudinal axis, rigidly coupled to the frame crossmember, and extending rearward therefrom, the left frame rail pivotally coupled to the left adapter rail at a point on the frame rail that is rearward from the frame crossmember,
• a right frame rail, aligned with the longitudinal axis, rigidly coupled to the frame crossmember, and extending rearward therefrom, the right frame rail pivotally coupled to the right adapter rail at a point on the frame rail that is rearward from the frame crossmember, the right frame rail in combination with left frame rail allowing the bed to dump the load to the rear of the dump cart, and
• a center beam configured to removably couple to a pulling vehicle, the center beam coupled to the frame crossmember and extending forward therefrom.

A dump cart comprising:

• a bed configured to carry a load;
• a bed adapter configured to couple to a bottom wall of the bed, the bed adapter including a left adapter rail and a right adapter rail, both adapter rails configured to contact the bottom wall;
• and
• a frame pivotally coupled to the bed adapter, the frame including
• a frame crossmember,
• a left frame rail rigidly coupled to the frame crossmember and releasably coupled to the left adapter rail,
• a right frame rail rigidly coupled to the frame crossmember and releasably coupled to the right adapter rail, and
• a center beam rigidly coupled to the frame crossmember and configured to removably couple to a pulling vehicle;
• and
• a lift adapter for lifting an object external to the dump cart, the lift adapter including
• a lift arm configured to releasably insert into the center beam for a user to grip while lifting the object,
• a left cradle arm and a right cradle arm configured to couple to one or more features of the object,
• a stabilizer leg configured to contact the ground so as to support a portion of the weight of the object,
• a left lift rail configured to releasably couple to the left frame rail and a right lift rail configured to releasably couple to the right frame rail, and
• a lift crossmember to which the left lift rail, the right lift rail, the left cradle arm, and the right cradle arm are rigidly coupled.

A dump cart comprising:

• a bed configured to carry a load, the bed including a forward end and a rear end defining opposing ends of a longitudinal axis;
• a bed adapter coupled to a bottom wall of the bed, the bed adapter including—
• a left adapter rail and a right adapter rail, each adapter rail aligned with the longitudinal axis, and
• an adapter crossmember oriented transverse to the longitudinal axis and positioned between the left adapter rail and the right adapter rail,
• wherein the left adapter rail, the right adapter rail, and the adapter crossmember each contact the bottom wall of the bed;
• and
• a frame including—
• a frame crossmember oriented transverse to the longitudinal axis, the frame crossmember including a left end coupled to a first wheel and a right end coupled to a second wheel, wherein the left end and the right end are each curved downward with respect to a center portion of the frame crossmember,
• a left frame rail, aligned with the longitudinal axis, rigidly coupled to the frame crossmember, and extending rearward therefrom, the left frame rail pivotally coupled to the left adapter rail at a point on the frame rail that is rearward from the frame crossmember,
• a right frame rail, aligned with the longitudinal axis, rigidly coupled to the frame crossmember, and extending rearward therefrom, the right frame rail pivotally coupled to the right adapter rail at a point on the frame rail that is rearward from the frame crossmember, the right frame rail in combination with left frame rail allowing the bed to dump the load to the rear of the dump cart,
• a center beam configured to removably couple to a pulling vehicle, the center beam coupled to the frame crossmember and extending forward therefrom, and
• a strut with a first end coupled to a bracket connected to the frame and a second end coupled to the adapter crossmember to provide assistance in lifting the bed when the load is dumped.