Patent ID: 7448476
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A cart for carrying cargo, the cart comprising: a frame having support members that define a cargo carrying region; an axle connected to the frame and configured for rotation about an axis; a brake mechanism mounted to the frame arranged and configured to engage the axle to provide braking operation of the cart and to disengage the axle to permit free rotation of the axle; a brake actuation device mounted on the frame and operably connected to the brake mechanism; a wheel mounted to the axle; a brake release device attached to the frame and operably connected to the brake mechanism, the brake release device being configured to pivot from a first position to a second position, wherein the brake release device causes the brake mechanism to disengage the axle to permit rotation of the wheel when the brake release device is moved into the second position; wherein the brake mechanism remains disengaged when the brake release device returns to the first position from the second position, and remains disengaged until the brake actuation device of the cart is actuated.