Abstract:
The invenition relates to a wheeled cart assembly for transporting a variety of items for an outdoor activity. The cart bed carries one or more compartments for accommodating different shaped items, such as an upright rack, a water bucket and the like. The upright rack cani come as an optional accessory; it can be designed to hold toys, gardening implements, cup holders, and other hand held items . A recessed compartment formed in the cart bed stabilizes a water bucket when transported by the cart assembly.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    This invention relates to organization of accessories, and more particularly, to a multitask cart for transporting hand tools, garden implements, toys and other items used in recreational and gardening activities. 
         [0002]    When working or playing outdoors. people usually use a variety of tools, implements, and devices that allow easy access to most frequently used items. For instance, When gardening, a person may use hand tools, watering cans, buckets, gloves and the like. When engaged in a recreational activity outdoors, the person may desire to have easy access to liquid beverages, coolers, and other such items that would allow the user to stay outdoors in a desired location without having to return to the car or indoors to retrieve beverages or food. Similarly, children playing outdoors need a cart or wagon to transport their toys, toy garden tools. insect collection tools. and other sSuch items that would be of use outdoors. 
         [0003]    To assist individuals in carrying these items, the industry has developed a number Of solutions. One such solution is provision of a trolley or cart. which has a generally rectangular bed defined by a flat bottom and vertically extending peripheral walls. The trolley may be mounted on wheels to facilitate transportation of the cart to the desired location. The user may position the needed instruments onto the trolley bed and transport the trollev or cart by pulling or pushing the cart by a handle attached to the cart bed. [ 0004 ] Another solution is to provide a cooler with a pair of wheels and a retractable handle allowing the user to pull the cooler to the desired location and have access to the cool beverages or food at the picnic site or in a job location. A conventional “red wagon” is also used for transporting various items. If necessary, the user places the items on the wagon bed and pulls the wagon to the desired location of the outdoor activity. However, if a user needs to transport a bucket with water using a flat bed of a “red wagon”, there is a possibility that the bucket bottom will slide in the bed and spill the liquid from the bucket. 
         [0004]    The present invention contemplates elimination or drawtbacks associated with conventional solutions and provision of an organizing cart assembly with various compartments and accessories for accommodating tools, liquid containers, and the like. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0005]    It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an organizing cart or wagon that is adapted for transporting various items in an outdoor environment. 
         [0006]    It is another object of the present invention to provide a wagon with interchangeable tool holders for transportation of various items to a desired location. 
         [0007]    These and other objects of the present invention are achieved through a provision of an organizing cart assembly that allows transportation of a variety of items to an outdoor location. The assembly has a cart bed mounted on rotating wheels and one or more accessories, such as an upright rack for holding various hand-held tools or toys on the cart. The cart bed has a plurality of compartments for accommodating the rack, small items, water bucket and the like. A water bucket can be placed in a recessed compartment formed in the cart bed and the cutout made in the upper plate of the cart bed retains the bucket in a stable position. 
         [0008]    A compartment placed near a rear portion of the cart bed is provided with an insert to accommodate a bottom end of an upright rack and support the rack on the cart. The upright rack can be provided as an optional accessory for the wheeled cart. The upright rack has a transverse arm that is capable of holding a variety of hand-held items, such as toy garden tools. insect catching tools, gardening implements and the like. Aln alternative of the upright rack transverse arm can be provided with cup holders. 
         [0009]    An upright shoulder formed by the upper plate and the vertical sidewalls facilitates a stable position of items placed on the upper plate of the cart bed. When the cart bed is tilted during transportation, an object placed on the cart bed can lean against the upright shoulder without sliding along the bed. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING 
         [0010]    Reference will now be made to the drawings, wherein like parts are designated by like numerals, and wherein 
           [0011]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of the cart in accordance with the present invention. 
           [0012]      FIG. 2  is a detail view of an upright rack accessory with various hand tools retained on the rack&#39;s transverse member. 
           [0013]      FIG. 3  is a perspective view illustrating the upright rack and bucket accessories of the assembly of the present invention. 
           [0014]      FIG. 4  is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the rack accessories particularly adapted for holding cups. 
           [0015]      FIG. 5  is a perspective view of the cart assembly of the present invenition shown with the uprightt rack accessory of the second embodiment. 
           [0016]      FIG. 6 . is a perspective view of the cart assembly of the present invention shown with the upright rack accessory of the first embodiment. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0017]    Turning now to the drawings in more detail. numeral  10  designates the organizational cart in accordance with the present invention. As can be seen in the drawings the cart  10  comprises a cart bed  12  mounted on rotating wheels,  14 ,  16 , and a fixed support  18 . The wheels  14  and  16  are connected by a common axle  20 , the wheels  14  and  16  rotating in unison when the cart  10  is pulled or pushed along the ground. A supporting bracket  22  secured to the bottom of the cart bed  12  engages one end of the axle  20  while the second bracket  24  engages the opposite side of the axle  20 . The brackets  22  and  24  are fixedly secured to the bottom of the cart bed  12  in a spaced apart generally parallel, opposing relationship. The support  18  can be a fixed rod or a V-shaped member shown in  FIGS. 1 ,  5 , and  6 , which is affixed to the bottom of the cart bed  12  centrally between opposing side walls  30 ,  32  of the cart bed  12 . 
         [0018]    A handle  40  secured to the cart bed  12  is provided with opposing arms  42 ,  44  pivotally engaged with respective pivot pins  46  (only one shown in the drawings) to the sidewalls  30  and  32  of the cart bed  12 . The arms  42  and  44  converge at a point  48  and an elongated handle member  50  extends from the point of convergence  48  to a pair of gripping members  52 ,  54 . The gripping members may be provided with non-slipping exterior surface, if desired to facilitate easy maneuvering of the cart  10 . 
         [0019]    The cart bed  12  comprises a flat upper plate  60  and a bottom plate  62 . The sidewalls  30  and  32  extend upwardly from the bottom plate  62  to the upper plate  60 . The sidewalls  30  and  32  have extended height in the front portion adjacent the wheels  14  and  16  forming a step shoulder  64 . A front wall  66  is fixedly secured between the walls  30  and  32 . and a vertical wall  68  is secured to the shoulders  64  transversely to the longitudinal extension of the sidewalls  30  and  32 . The walls  30 ,  32 ,  66 , and  68  define a first compartment  70  in the front portion of the cart bed  12 . 
         [0020]    A recess  72  formed in the upper plate  60  defines a second compartment between the plates  60  and  62 . The second compartment  72  has a generally circular configuration to accommodate a bucket or other items having a circular exterior surface and securely retain the item within the second compartment  72 . 
         [0021]    A third compartment  80  is formed adjacent a rear portion of the cart bed  12 . The rack-supporting compartment  80  is fixedly attached to the top plate  60  of the cart bed  12 . The rack-supporting compartment  80  is defined by upwardly extending walls  82  which can form a rectangular compartment or a circular compartment if desired. An tubular insert  84  is positioned in the compartment  80  to accommodate a lower end of a rack accessory, as will be described hereinafter. 
         [0022]    An upright tool rack accessory  90  is provided as an accessory to the cart bed  12 . The tool rack  90  comprises an upright member  92  having a reduced diameter bottom end  94  that is dimensioned to fit within the insert  84  and engage frictionally therein. A transverse member, or arm  96  is engaged within a sleeve formed by an upper part  98  of the upright support  92 . The transverse support arm  96  can be interchanged to accommodate various types of hand tools or implements transported by the cart bed  12 . For instance, the transverse arm  96  can have holders for retaining toy garden tools, generally designated by numeral  100  in  FIG. 3 , insect catching devices generally designated by numeral  102  in  FIG. 2 . or full size gardening tools generally designated by numeral  104  in  FIG. 6 . Alternatively, the upright support  92  may be provided with circular cup holders  106  shown in  FIGS. 4 and 5  if desired. The upright support shown in  FIGS. 4 and 5  is also provided with a reduced diameter bottom part  94  that is configured to frictionally engage withlini the insert  84  of the rack support  80 . 
         [0023]    In operation, the user positions the upright member  90  such that the bottom part  94  fits within the insert  84  and then positions the desired instruments and tools within the retaining members on the transverse arm  96 . If desired, the transverse member  90  may have cup holders  106  shown in  FIGS. 4 and 5 . The second compartment  72  can be used to accommodate a bucket  110  shown in  FIGS. 3 and 6 , allowing transportation of the water, if necessary, to a desired location. Thee flat bed as defined by the top plate  60  can also be used for supporting a cooler  112  shown in  FIGS. 4 and 5  or an insect trap device  114 , as shown in  FIG. 2 . Rectangular items, such as the cooler  112  and the insect trap  114  can be placed in the center of the cart bed  12 , leaning against the upright wall  68  and the shoulders  64 , which facilitates a stable position of the cooler  112  or the insect trap  114  on the cart bed  12 . 
         [0024]    The first compartment  70  can be used to accommodate gloves. suntan lotion, small gardening items, or beverage bottles  118 , as shown in  FIGS. 4 and 5 . 
         [0025]    The organizing cart assembly  10  of the present invention can be made from any number of materials, including wood, plastic, metal, and the like. It is preferred that the material be rust free to insure extended life of the cart. 
         [0026]    The support racks  90  can be provided as optional accessories for the cart bed  12  with numerous tool holders that can be interchanged for use with the upright member  92 . The dimensions of the compartment  70 ,  72  and  80  can be modified to accommodate any number of items specifically adapted for outdoor activities. If desired, the visible surfaces of the cart bed  12  can be decorated with attractive drawings and decorative designs to make the cart  10  more entertaining for the children. 
         [0027]    Many other changes and modifications can be made in the design of the present invention without departing from the spirit thereof. I, therefore, pray that my rights to the present invention be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.