Patent ID: 6170855
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: B62B,B65H

Abstract:
A web roll cart comprising:a base constructed and arranged to support a web roll on the surface thereof, the base having a first end, a second end, a first side, a second side, and an upper surface;wheels for supporting the base, whereby the base is movable about a floor surface;a handle comprising a first arm, a second arm, and a crossbar joining an upper end of the first arm to an upper end of the second arm;a lower end of the first arm being pivotally mounted to a first pivot point on the first side of the base and a lower end of the second arm being pivotally mounted to a second pivot point on the second side of the base;a first handle support attached to the first side of the base and a second handle support attached to the second side of the base, the first handle support being centered about the first pivot point and the second handle support being centered about the second pivot point;the first handle support and the second handle support further being arranged to limit a pivoting motion of the handle at a first position and a second position; anda locking mechanism to secure the handle in either of the first position and the second position, the locking mechanism having a first block on the first arm of the handle, the first block further comprising a first surface and a second surface, a second block on the second arm of the handle, the second block further comprising a first surface and a second surface, a first latch on the first arm of the handle, a second latch on the second arm of the handle, and four gravity locks comprising a first position gravity lock on the first side, pivotally mounted to the first handle support, and a second position gravity lock on the first side, pivotally mounted to the first handle support.