Patent ID: 8608188
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: A47B,B62B

Abstract:
1. A foldable light duty cart adopted to carry items such as beach chairs, coolers, towels, blankets and food stuffs comprising: a main-frame structure including opposing rigid main-frame side frame members with at least one rigid main-frame cross bar member spanning the main-frame side members; a wheel system rotatably mounted near bottom portions of said main-frame side members; a panel attached between said main-frame side members; a pivotally mounted upper framework which is pivotally attached to said main-frame side members, including opposing rigid upper framework side frame elements and at least one rigid upper framework cross bar element spanning said upper framework side elements; a pivotally mounted lower frame stand which is pivotally attached to said main-frame side members, said lower frame stand having first and second frame stand segments; said first frame stand segment pivotally attached to said main-frame side members, including opposing rigid first frame stand side supports and at least one first frame stand cross bar support therebetween; said second frame stand segment pivotally attached to said first frame stand segment at said first frame stand side supports, said second frame stand segment including opposing rigid second frame stand legs; a lower swivel lock having body, a frame channel and channel side walls, the lower swivel channel side walls pivotally attached to one of said main-frame side members and said lower swivel body attached to an adjacent first frame stand side support, the lower swivel frame channel capturing said main-frame side member therein when said lower frame stand and the first frame stand segment is substantially perpendicular to said main-frame side member in a fully extended position, and, when said main-frame side member is not captured in said lower swivel frame channel, said lower frame stand is adapted to swing to a collapsed position near said main-frame side member, said lower swivel frame channel having at least one lower swivel detent therein to capture and lock said main-frame side member when in said fully extended position; a stand swivel lock having a body, a frame channel and channel side walls, the stand swivel channel side walls pivotally attached to one of said first frame stand side supports and said stand swivel body attached to an adjacent second frame stand leg, the stand swivel frame channel capturing said first frame stand side support therein when said second frame stand segment is substantially perpendicular to said first frame stand side support and in a fully extended cart-standing position, and, when said first frame stand side support is not captured in said stand swivel frame channel, said second frame stand segment is adapted to swing to a collapsed position, said stand swivel frame channel having at least one stand swivel detent therein to capture and lock said first frame stand side support when in said fully extended position; an off center swing hinge lock system between one of said main-frame side members and an adjacent upper framework side element; a lower swing arm safety latch system between one of said first frame stand side supports and an adjacent main-frame side member, said lower swing arm latch having a swing arm with a catch mouth at one end thereof and the other end thereof pivotally mounted to said one of said first frame stand side supports, a pin on said adjacent main-frame side member at a location such that upon rotation of said swing arm, said catch mouth accepts and retains said pin therein and said lower swing arm latches said first frame stand to said main-frame to maintain said first frame stand in said fully extended position with respect to said main-frame.