Patent ID: 8042829
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A cart that supports and transports loads, comprising: a platform; a plurality of first wheels mounted to the platform for moving the cart; a handle having a pair of spaced legs; a pair of spaced fixtures at one end of said platform that each receive a leg of the handle; each of said pair of fixtures defining socket, wherein each socket longitudinally receives a leg of the handle when the handle is in an erect position projecting upwardly from said socket and upwardly from said platform; said handle being movable from said erect position to a collapsed position transverse of said socket; wherein the handle includes a ball carried by at least one leg of the handle, the ball being received in a groove in the respective fixture and the handle pivoting about the ball when collapsed, wherein the ball has a diameter greater than that of the handle, and wherein the ball remains seated in the groove whether the handle is in the erect or collapsed position limiting the lateral motion of the handle.