Patent ID: 6880851

Claim:
A hand cart for transporting articles by user, the hand cart comprising: a frame assembly comprising a pair of side members and a handle member, said handle member extending between said side members, said handle member being adapted for being griped by hands of the user for moving said frame assembly across a surface; a plurality of wheels being rotatably coupled to said side members of said frame assembly, said wheels being adapted for rolling across the surface for facilitating movement of said frame assembly across the surface when said frame assembly is being moved by the user; a lower shelf assembly being hingably coupled to said frame assembly opposite said handle member of said frame assembly, said lower shelf assembly being pivotal between a deployed position defined by said lower shelf assembly being positioned substantially perpendicular to said frame assembly and a stored position defined by said lower shelf assembly being positioned substantially parallel to said frame assembly, said lower shelf assembly being adapted for receiving groceries for facilitating transportation of the groceries across the surface by the user when said lower shelf assembly is in the deployed position; a backing member being coupled to said frame assembly such that said backing member extends between said side members of said frame assembly opposite said handle member, said backing member being adapted for preventing groceries position on said lower shelf assembly from sliding off of said lower shelf assemble between said side members of said frame assembly when said frame assembly is being moved by the user; and a plurality of hook members being pivotally coupled to said backing member, said hook members being positioned proximate said handle member of said frame assembly, each of said-hook members being pivotal in a plane substantially perpendicular to said backing member such that a portion of the associated one of said hook members extends beyond said frame assembly, a hook end of said hook members being substantially above one of said wheels when said hook members are pivoted with respect to said backing member, said hook end of each of said hook members being adapted for receiving at least one bag of groceries such that the bag is positioned over one of the wheels to position the weight of the bags over the wheels to inhibit tipping of said frame assembly when said hook members are rotated with respect to said backing member.