Patent ID: 6341789
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: B62B,B63C

Abstract:
A two-wheeled cart for transporting scuba diving equipment, the cart comprising:an elongate sheet defining a top end, a bottom end, a generally planar front surface and a generally planar back surface; a base attached to the bottom end of the sheet and extending at an angle of approximately ninety degrees relative to the front surface thereof; a pair of guides attached to and extending from the back surface of the sheet in spaced relation to each other; an elongate shaft defining a shaft axis, the shaft being rotatably connected to the guides; a pair of wheels attached to the shaft; a support member attached to and extending from the back surface of the sheet between the shaft and the top end, the support member defining a distal end and being sized such that the distal end terminates at approximately the shaft axis; an attachment mechanism for maintaining the scuba equipment in abutting contact with at least one of the front and back surfaces of the sheet, the attachment mechanism comprising: a plurality of slotted openings formed in the sheet; a series of elongate straps advanceable through the slotted openings in the sheet; and an adhesive material on the end of each of the elongate straps which releasably fastens to itself; and a plurality of generally rectangular foam members attached to the back surface, the foam members being sized and configured to support a scuba tank.