Patent ID: 6224071
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
A three wheeled cart for use in loading and carrying a set of two elongate gas cylinders side-by-side in an inclined attitude, comprising:a base frame having transverse and longitudinal axes and front and rear ends;a rack mounted on said base frame and configured for holding a set of two side-by-side elongate gas cylinders inclined at an angle of up to 60.degree. from said longitudinal axis;a transverse bottom plate disposed in a plane perpendicular to said angle of inclination and located to support said elongate cylinders when held in said rack;two ground supported non-steerable wheels;a transverse axle with one of said wheels mounted at each end thereof, said axle being mounted at the rear of said base frame so that the periphery of each said wheel is substantially tangent to the plane of said bottom plate;a ground supported steerable wheel assembly mounted at the front of said base frame; anda drawbar pivotally attached to said steerable wheel assembly for pivotal movement in a vertical plane, the drawbar length and pivotal attachment thereof being such that said drawbar contacts the ground when said bottom plate rests on the ground and supports said rack in a vertical position.