Patent ID: 6966574
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A multi-functional cart for transporting objects comprising: a frame; a first handle connected to said frame adjacent a first end of said frame; a second handle connected to said frame adjacent a second end of said frame, said first handle selectively movable between a first position perpendicular to said frame and a second position generally coplanar within said frame, said frame having a first axle member in engagement with said first handle, said frame having a second axle member in engagement with said second handle, said first handle rotatable between said first and second positions about said first axle member, said second handle rotatable between said first and second positions about said second axle member; a first pair of wheels connected to said frame adjacent said first end of said frame, said first pair of wheels being rotatably mounted to a tubular axle; and a second pair of wheels connected to said frame adjacent said second end, each of said second pair of wheels being a caster rotatably interconnected to said frame, said first handle having a length ranging between 8 inches and 24 inches as measured from a bottom of said first pair of wheels upwardly when said first handle is in said first position, said second handle having a length of at least 39 inches as measured from a bottom of said second pair of wheels upwardly when said second handle is in said first position, said frame, said first and second handles and said first and second pair of wheels occupying a volume of less than 50 cubic inches, and said frame, said first and second handles and said first and second pair of wheels having a total weight of less than 18 pounds, each of said first pair of wheels having a pneumatic tire affixed around a hub, said hub being comprised of a polymeric material having a central aperture, said central aperture receiving roller bearings therein, said roller bearings receiving said tubular axle therein, said tubular axle having a pair of holes formed therein, said pair of holes receiving a cotter pin therein at an end of said tubular axle outwardly of the wheel.