Patent ID: 6186524
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B62B,Y10T

Abstract:
A children's wagon comprising a wagon body defining a bottom wall for supporting a child or articles in the wagon, a rear bolster supported in a fixed position beneath said bottom wall, a rear axle attached to the rear bolster, rear wheels supported on the rear axle, a front bolster, a wagon handle attached to the front bolster, a front axle attached to the front bolster, front wheels supported on the front axle, and means pivotally connecting said front bolster beneath said bottom wall, an opening defined by said bottom wall, a vertically movable pin received in said opening and moveable between a first position with a lower end portion extending beneath said bottom wall into an elongated opening formed in the front bolster, the pin adapted to abut opposed ends of the elongated opening for limiting pivotal movement of the front bolster relative to said bottom wall and a second position with the lower end portion raised out of said elongated opening for permitting unlimited pivotal movement of said front bolster relative to said bottom wall, said pin having a head portion protruding above an upper surface of the bottom wall, said head portion adapted to be grasped by a user for moving said pin between said first and second positions, said pin being configured for locking engagement with said opening in said bottom wall while in said first and second positions, whereby said front bolster and handle are adapted to be pivoted to a position extending beneath said bottom wall for storage and handling of the wagon when the pin is in said second position, said wagon being resistant to tipping when said pin is in said first position.