Folding wagon
OwnerBrian Horowitzinventor
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Abstract
A folding wagon having a basket within which to carry articles and/or small children and a collapsible frame to enable the wagon to be folded between an expanded open configuration at which the basket is outstretched and a compact closed configuration at which the basket is collapsed. The wagon also has pairs of front and rear wheels that are spaced outwardly from the front and rear of the wagon so as to lie ahead of and behind the basket. A handle is connected to the top of the basket at the front of the wagon. When the wagon is folded to its compact closed configuration, the pairs of front and rear wheels are positioned in axial alignment to facilitate transport and/or storage. With the wagon folded, the axially-aligned pairs of wheels and the handle form a stand for supporting the wagon in an upright position.
Claims23
A folding wagon having a front and a rear and comprising:
- a basket within which to carry articles;
- a collapsible frame by which the folding wagon is folded between an expanded open configuration at which said basket is outstretched and a compact closed configuration at which said basket is collapsed;
- a pair of front wheels connected to the front of the folding wagon, said pair of front wheels being separated from one another;
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- a pair of rear wheels connected to the rear of the folding wagon, said pair of rear wheels being separated from one another;
- the wheels of a first of said pairs of front and rear wheels being moved towards one another while the wheels of the other one of said pairs of wheels remain separated, so that when said folding wagon is folded to said compact closed configuration, the first of said pairs of wheels is located between the other one of said pairs of wheels, whereby said pairs of front and rear wheels are axially aligned with one another;
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- a handle having a handle grip at one end thereof and being pivotally connected to said collapsible frame, said handle being rotated between a first position extending upwardly from said collapsible frame at which to receive a pulling force at said handle grip for pulling said folding wagon and a second position extending downwardly from said collapsible frame to the ground, said axially-aligned pairs of front and rear wheels and the handle grip of said handle being located relative to one another on the ground to form a stand said wagon in an upright position when said wagon is folded to said compact closed configuration and said handle is rotated to said second position.
A folding wagon having a front and a rear and comprising:
- a basket within which to carry articles;
- a collapsible frame by which the folding wagon is folded between an expanded open configuration at which said basket is outstretched and a compact closed configuration at which said basket is collapsed;
- a pair of front wheels connected to the front of the folding wagon, said pair of front wheels being separated from one another;
- a pair of rear wheels connected to the rear of the folding wagon, said pair of rear wheels being separated from one another;
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- a wheel support track located at one of the front or the rear of said folding wagon,
- the wheels of a first of said pairs of front and rear wheels being coupled to and moved together along said wheel support track while the wheels of the other one of said pairs of wheels remain separated, so that when said folding wagon is folded to said compact closed configuration, the first of said pairs of wheels is located between the other one of said pairs of wheels, whereby said pairs of front and rear wheels are axially aligned with one another.
A folding wagon having a front and a rear and comprising:
- a basket within which to carry articles;
- a collapsible frame by which the folding wagon is folded between an expanded open configuration at which said basket is outstretched and a compact closed configuration at which said basket is collapsed;
- a pair of front wheels connected to the front of the folding wagon, said pair of front wheels being separated from one another;
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- a pair of rear wheels connected to the rear of the folding wagon, said pair of rear wheels being separated from one another,
- the wheels of a first of said pairs of front and rear wheels being movable towards and away from one another, such that the wheels of the first of said pairs of wheels are moved towards one another while the wheels of the other one of said pairs of wheels remain separated, so that when said folding wagon is folded to said compact closed configuration, the first of said pairs of wheels is located between the other one of said pairs of wheels, whereby said pairs of front and rear wheels are axially aligned with one another and wherein when the wagon is folded to said compact closed configuration, an axis of rotation of said pair of front wheels is parallel to an axis of rotation of said pair of rear wheels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.