Patent ID: 6050576
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
A manually driven wheeled cart capable of being loaded at ground level, comprising in combination:a container having a planar floor portion, a pair of side walls extending upwardly from lateral edges of said floor portion, a back wall extending upwardly from a back edge of said floor portion and a loading lip extending forwardly and downwardly from a forward edge of said floor portion, said loading lip locatable abutting the ground;a frame including a handle and supports for axles of at least two wheels, one of said two wheels located on a first side of said container and another of said two wheels located on a second side of said container, said frame having a pair of arms extending along opposite sides of said container, each said arm supporting one of said axles of said wheels, said handle interconnecting rearward ends of said pair of arms;a pivot bar interconnecting forward ends of said pair of arms, said pivot bar being pivotably attached to a bottom surface of said floor portion of said container at a location rearwardly of the forward edge of the floor portion;said pivot bar being spaced from said supports for said axles of said wheels; andlatching mechanisms associated with said pair of arms for releasably latching said pair of arms to a rear bar attached to an upper end of said back wall for moving the container to an elevated position relative to said two wheels.