Patent ID: 9399476
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: B62B

Claim Text:
1. A carriage assembly configured to have an adjustable height to facilitate said assembly being positioned within a vehicle, said assembly comprising: a cart having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending upwardly therefrom, a top side of said cart being open, said peripheral wall having a front side, a back side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, said cart being configured to contain a plurality of objects; a handle being attached to said cart; a rolling apparatus coupled to said cart, said rolling apparatus abutting a support surface to facilitate said cart being rolled along the support surface, said rolling apparatus being positionable in a deployed position to elevate said cart a maximum distance above the support surface, said rolling apparatus being positionable in a retracted position to lower said cart to a minimum distance above the support surface; and a lock coupled to said cart, said lock being in mechanical communication with said rolling apparatus, said lock releasing said rolling apparatus to facilitate positioning said rolling apparatus between said deployed position and said retracted position; wherein said rolling apparatus comprises a pair of supports, each of said supports being coupled to said bottom wall, each of said supports being positioned adjacent to one of said front side and said back side; wherein each of said supports comprises a mount and a pair of lateral legs coupled thereto, said mount each having a first end, a second end, a top side and a bottom side, each of said lateral legs having a top end, a bottom end and a front side, said top ends each being pivotally coupled to said mount, each of said lateral legs being positioned adjacent to one of said first end and said second end; wherein said top side of each said mount is coupled to said bottom wall, each said mount extending between said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said peripheral wall, said lateral legs extending downwardly from said bottom wall when said rolling apparatus is positioned in said deployed position, said lateral legs extending along said bottom wall when said rolling apparatus is positioned in said retracted position; and a biasing member positioned within said mount, said biasing member engaging said top end of each of said lateral legs, said biasing member biasing said lateral legs into said deployed position.