Patent ID: 7246814
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: B62B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A multi-level personal utility cart, comprising: a frame including a vertical rear panel and a handle having an upper portion, side portions, and a forwardly extending lower portion, and latching structure located on said handle side portions, each said latching structure being biased toward, and structurally engaged with, a portion of said rear panel, a lower basket assembly carried by and pivotably attached to said frame and being selectively usable as an opened container, an upper basket assembly disposed atop the lower basket assembly and carried by and pivotably attached to said frame, said upper basket assembly being usable as an opened container, and said upper and lower basket assemblies being pivotable on said frame in a direction toward said handle upper portion so that said upper and lower basket assemblies can be collapsed against a portion of said frame into a compact and substantially planar structure, said latching structure on said handle side portions operatively engaging said portions of said rear panel to automatically lock said cart in an opened position, each said latching structure further comprising a guide portion for constraining motion of the rear panel portions between a locking position and non-locking positions, and a biased keeper for securing said rear panel portions in said locking position when said cart is opened from its fully collapsed position, said keeper being cantilevered, and said locking position comprising a latching notch.