Patent ID: 8602423

Claim:
A wheeled laundry carrying device comprising: a basket assembly, comprising: a generally rectangular floor; and, four sidewalls extending upward from said floor; an open interior area defined by said floor and sidewalls; and, an internal cavity disposed at each corner of said floor; a plurality of wheel assemblies retractably coupled to said basket assembly, each further comprising: a tubular member affixed to said floor within said internal cavity; an actuator member having a vertical arm slidably fit within an open top of said tubular member and a horizontal arm protruding outwardly from a sidewall opening; a shaft slidably fit within an open bottom of said tubular member; a wheel rotatably fastened to a lower end of said shaft; a biasing member; and, a cam mechanism disposed between said actuator member and said shaft; and, a pull handle connected to at least one sidewall; wherein said plurality of wheel assemblies are movable between a retracted state and a deployed state; wherein said biasing member biases each wheel assembly in said retracted state and said cam mechanism positions each wheel assembly between said retracted state and said deployed state; wherein said sidewalls further comprise an outward angle relative to said floor, such that a plurality of devices are stackable; and, wherein each internal cavity encloses each of said plurality of wheel assemblies and further comprises an opening in said floor such that said wheel assembly at least partially protrudes beyond said floor when in said deployed state.