Patent ID: 6742792
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
A merchandise cart assembly with canvas top and side walls for transporting products including:a. a cart comprising an elongate base platform carried on wheels including pairs of front and rear end wheels; b. inversely U-shaped front and rear side rail structures with skeleton top rail portions and side rail portions, fixedly secured to the front end of the platform and to the rear end of the platform, and partially defining a product carrying compartment between them; c. said front and rear rail structures having vertically spaced cross rails spanning said side rail portions; d. vertically spaced apart side straps looped around the side rail structures, said straps being spaced apart to correlate with said cross rails and lie upon and be vertically supported by said cross rails and having free ends with couplers thereon; e. a unitary flexible fabric cover secured to said rail structures draped in inversely U-shaped configuration to provide a top wall extending between said top rail portions of said front and rear rail structures, and side walls extending between said front and rear rail structures; and f. mating cover straps carrying mating couplers secured to project from said side walls of said cover in vertically spaced relation correlating with said cross rails to couple with said couplers on said side straps.