Patent ID: 8465031
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A beach cart rack device for a wheeled cart comprising: a rack frame comprising a plurality of horizontal frame members coupled together to form a plurality of corners and a plurality of vertical frame members coupled to the horizontal frame members in proximity to the plurality of corners; connectors coupled to the free ends of the plurality of vertical frame members, the connectors being configured to attach to a wheeled cart; and at least one bracket pair coupled to the rack frame and being configured to cradle therein a surfboard or a kayak in a horizontal orientation, longitudinally, alongside or above the wheeled cart and in a tilted vertically upright orientation along a shortest axis; wherein the at least one bracket pair comprises a first kayak bracket pair selectively mounted to horizontal frame members of the frame, a first surfboard bracket pair selectively mounted to the frame on a first side of the wheeled cart, and a second surfboard bracket pair selectively mounted to the frame on a second side of the wheeled cart; wherein said first kayak bracket pair comprises a first bracket attached to a first of said horizontal frame members and a second bracket attached to a second of said horizontal frame members, wherein the first and second brackets are configured to support a longitudinal axis of the kayak horizontally along a horizontal longitudinal axis of the wheeled cart and the shortest axis of the kayak; wherein the first and second brackets have a J-shaped support structure and padding surrounding portions of the J-shaped support structure; wherein each of the first surfboard bracket pair and the second surfboard bracket pair comprises a first surfboard bracket attached to the frame and a second surfboard bracket attached to the frame and in spaced relation with respect to the first surfboard bracket, wherein the first and second surfboard brackets are configured to support the surfboard horizontally along a horizontal longitudinal axis of the wheeled cart and in the tilted vertically upright orientation along the shortest axis of the surfboard; further comprising a table, the table comprising two table sections, each table section being hingedly coupled to a respective one of the horizontal frame members on opposite sides of the rack frame and being configured to rotate between a horizontal state and a vertical state.