Patent ID: 11912326
Assignee: DBST PRODUCTS INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 18:
19. A wheeled cart, comprising:
a basket assembly configured to transport a variety of objects placed within;
a left front wheel, a right front wheel, a left rear wheel and a right rear wheel each rotatably attached to the basket assembly, wherein the left rear wheel and the right rear wheel are aligned along a common rear axis;
a brake lever arm pivotably attached to the basket assembly and pivotable about a brake lever arm axis, wherein the brake lever arm includes a brake lever arm distal end extending perpendicularly in relation to the brake lever arm axis, wherein the brake lever arm is configured to be moved by engaging the brake lever arm distal end between a released position and a braked position, wherein the brake lever arm includes a brake feature;
wherein on an inside face of a respective rear wheel of either the left or right rear wheels it includes a plurality of stops radially disposed about the common rear axis;
wherein in the braked position the brake feature is configured to be positioned between at least two of the plurality of stops of the respective rear wheel preventing rotation of the respective rear wheel; and
wherein in the released position the brake feature is configured to be positioned outside the plurality of stops allowing rotation of the respective rear wheel;
wherein the brake lever arm includes a raised bump and wherein the basket assembly includes a flexure formed by an elongated slot, the elongated slot extending from a first slot end to a second slot end, the flexure at least partially extending towards the brake lever arm axis;
wherein the raised bump is disposed within the first slot end or the second slot end and the flexure is not engaged by the raised bump when the brake lever arm is in either the released position or the braked position; and
wherein the flexure is engaged by the raised bump when moving between the released position and the braked position.