Patent ID: 6685199
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: A47B,B62B

Abstract:
A movable cart having a collapsible frame with the frame being foldable into a collapsed or closed position for forming a narrow lateral profile and being unfoldable into an open position, said frame comprising:support members for supporting a removable storage container when mounted thereon; a pair of legs extending downwardly from each support member with one leg on each opposite end thereof; a pair of side arms, each side arm of said pair of side arms extending between two of the legs on opposite lateral sides of the frame for securing said frame in the unfolded open position with the support members physically spaced apart to support the removable storage container, said side arms each having at least one pivotable connection with a leg such that said side arms are foldable inwardly about said pivotable connection toward a plane lying substantially transverse to the side arms when said side arms are unfolded; and a tray interconnecting the legs of the frame for forming a level platform adjacent a bottom end portion of the cart with the tray being foldable inwardly and upwardly toward said side arms and toward substantially the same plane toward which said side arms are foldable so that upon folding of said tray, said cart collapses into the closed position with each of said support members being drawn together into close proximity to one another; and wherein a space is provided between said side arms and said tray to permit folding of said tray in a direction toward said side arms, so that in said closed position said side arms and said tray do not interfere with each other.