Patent ID: 6126183
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: B62B,B65F

Abstract:
A wheeled utility cart for handling bags, said cart comprising:a rigid, generally U-shaped frame comprising a pair of spaced-apart, parallel, and generally vertically oriented legs and an integral cross-member extending between the legs forming an upper cart handle, the frame legs comprising bottom portions;wheels for enabling locomotion of said cart, said wheels coupled to said frame leg bottom portions;a rigid, generally U-shaped subframe substantially similar in size to said U-shaped frame, said subframe comprising a pair of spaced apart legs and a cross member forming an upper subframe handle, said subframe legs comprising lower portions pivoted to said frame legs above said wheels, the subframe selectively displaceable between a generally flat storage position nested against said frame and a deployed position wherein the subframe is angularly pivoted away from said frame;each frame leg comprising insides facing each other and a plurality of vertically, spaced-apart mounting orifices formed on the inside of the leg, with the mounting orifices on one frame leg facing the other mounting orifices on the other frame leg;each subframe leg comprising insides facing each other and a plurality of vertically, spaced-apart mounting orifices formed on the inside of the subframe leg, with the mounting orifices on one subframe leg facing the other mounting orifices on the other subframe frame leg;a first resilient, horizontally-extending clip for holding a bag, the first clip being yieldably, user-fitted to the frame at a user-selected elevation above said wheels, the first clip pivotally captivated between and within said frame legs below said frame handle, and perpendicularly extending between said frame legs;a second resilient horizontally-extending clip for holding a bag, the second clip being parallel with said first clip and yieldably, user-fitted to the subframe at a user-selected elevation above said wheels, the second clip pivotally captivated between and within said subframe legs below said subframe handle, and perpendicularly extending between said subframe legs;the first and second clips each comprising an elongated mid-portion, a pair of integral clip ends parallel with said mid-portion and adapted to be pivotally fitted within said mounting orifices, and V-shaped notches disposed between said clip ends and said clip mid-portions for captivating said bags; and,a platform pivoted at the bottom of said frame and adapted to be switched between a storage position nested against said frame and a generally horizontally-deployed position beneath said subframe.