Patent ID: 6685198
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
A cart for allowing a user to pull a load over rough terrain by allowing the user to exert a pulling force onto said cart by engaging the user's shoulders to said cart, said cart comprising:a frame having a left and right side member, each side member having a middle section, a forward section, and a rearward section, each side member having: a downward bent distal end portion at the rearward section; an upward bent portion at the middle section; and a downward bent portion at the forward section; a base platform for securing the load onto said cart, said base platform is attached to each of said side members, each of said side members is attached to a corresponding opposing side of said base platform, respectively, wherein said base platform is attached between said left and right side members and attached at the rearward sections of each of said side members; a pair of handle grips, each handle grip is separately attached to a proximate end at the forward section of the corresponding side member, respectively; a pair of shoulder pads, each shoulder pad is separately attached to the forward section of the corresponding side member, respectively, said shoulder pads for engaging the upper torso shoulder area of the user when the user pulls said cart; and at least one ground-engaging wheel, said wheel having a rim, a tire and an axle, said axle connected to the distal end of the rearward section, wherein said frame encloses said wheel about its axle and provides mounting for said wheel.