Patent ID: 6264219
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: B62B,B64F

Abstract:
A utility cart which minimizes damage caused by impact with objects comprising:(a) a wheeled frame;(b) a top structure extending horizontally above the frame, the structure having a periphery which approximates the periphery of the frame; and(c) means for normally supporting the top structure above the frame, the supporting means including a support having a base member rigidly connected to the wheeled frame and a tubular member flexibly connected to the top structure and being laterally collapsible for permitting the top structure to be displaced laterally while remaining substantially horizontal so as to minimize energy transfer upon lateral impact with the periphery of the top structure, wherein in an uncollapsed mode the longitudinal axes of the base member and tubular member are at least substantially parallel and in a collapsed mode the longitudinal axes of the base member and tubular member are transverse to one another.