Patent ID: 6203035
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
A platter cart for carrying a plurality of loaded trays, comprising:an upwardly extending support frame having a lower end, caster wheels secured at the lower end of the support frame, an upper end, a rear end, a forward end, and spaced opposite sides, and a central horizontal axis extending from the rear end to the forward end of the frame, the frame being wider at the rear end than the forward end;a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal shelves secured between the opposite sides of the frame, each shelf comprising a single, continuous bar extending between the opposite sides of the frame and formed into a serpentine configuration including at least a portion of generally W-shape, the serpentine configuration having a central axis of symmetry aligned with the central horizontal axis of the frame;the bar having at least three generally V-shaped bends, the bends including a pair of outer side bends at the forward end of the frame and at least one rearwardly facing bend, each outer side bend having an outer leg with a free end secured to the rear end of the frame, and an apex secured to the forward end of the frame, and the rearwardly facing bend being free and unattached to the frame; andthe bar including an inner portion extending between said outer side bends, the entire inner portion of the bar being completely free and unattached to the frame.