Patent ID: 6457737
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: A47B,B62B

Abstract:
A collapsible cart for transporting books, files, and other items, the collapsible cart comprising:a cabinet spine having a first surface, a second surface, a first side edge, a second side edge, a top end edge, and a bottom end edge; a first spine extension mounted generally perpendicular to the cabinet spine along the first side edge of the cabinet spine; a second spine extension mounted generally perpendicular to the cabinet spine along the second side edge of the cabinet spine; a third spine extension mounted generally perpendicular to the cabinet spine along the top end edge of the cabinet spine; a fourth spine extension mounted generally perpendicular to the cabinet spine along the bottom end edge of the cabinet spine; a first door pivotally mounted adjacent to the first spine extension, movable between an open position generally perpendicular to the first surface of the cabinet spine and a closed position generally parallel to the first surface of the cabinet spine; a second door pivotally mounted adjacent to the second spine extension, movable between an open position generally perpendicular to the first surface of the cabinet spine and a closed position generally parallel to the first surface of the cabinet spine; a first plurality of collapsible shelves mounted to the first surface of the cabinet spine and between the first and second spine extensions, each of the shelves movable between an open position extending from the first surface of the cabinet spine and a closed position generally parallel to the first surface of the cabinet spine; a plurality of wheels mounted underneath the collapsible cart; a third door pivotally mounted adjacent to the first spine extension, movable between an open position generally perpendicular to the second surface of the cabinet spine and a closed position generally parallel to the second surface of the cabinet spine; a fourth door pivotally mounted adjacent to the second spine extension, movable between an open position generally perpendicular to the second surface of the cabinet spine and a closed position generally parallel to the second surface of the cabinet spine; and a second plurality of collapsible shelves mounted to the second surface of the cabinet spine and between the first and second spine extensions, each of the shelves movable between an open position extending from the second surface of the cabinet spine and a closed position generally parallel to the second surface of the cabinet spine.