Patent ID: 6347847
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: B25H,B65H,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for transporting articles, comprising:a base container having an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored, one or more rotatable ground engaging wheels mounted to the apparatus toward the bottom of said apparatus for rotation about an axis to provide rolling supporting for said apparatus; at least one removable container having (i) a container portion with an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored, (ii) a lid pivotally connected to said container portion; (iii) a latch arrangement constructed to secure said lid in covering relation with respect to said container portion, and (iv) a carrying handle attached to said lid and that is manually graspable to enable carriage of said removable container; said at least one removable container being removably mounted above said base container, said at least one removable container being removable for carriage by said carrying handle separately from said base container; a latch assembly securing said at least one removable container above said base container, said latch assembly being releasable to enable removal of said at least one removable container by said carrying handle for carriage separately from said base container; a manually engageable pulling handle having a hand grip portion, said pulling handle and said one or more ground engaging wheels being arranged on one side of said apparatus to enable a user to manually grasp said hand grip portion and pull said pulling handle generally rearwardly so as to tilt said apparatus rearwardly from (a) a substantially upright position wherein said apparatus is supported in a freestanding manner to (b) a tilted rolling movement position wherein said apparatus is rollingly supported by said ground engaging wheels, thereby enabling the user to roll said apparatus to a desired location by pushing or pulling said pulling handle in a desired direction; said container portion having a generally upwardly facing opening when said apparatus is disposed in said substantially upright position and said at least one removable container is secured above said base container; said lid being pivotable, when said apparatus is disposed in said substantially upright position and said at least one removable container is secured above said base container, between (i) a closed position wherein said lid is in covering relation with said upwardly facing opening of said container portion and (ii) an open position permitting access to the interior space of said container portion.