Patent ID: 7422221

Claim:
A method of constructing a cart transport system for a transport vehicle which has a series of carts positioned on wheels in side by side relation in fore to aft extending spaced rows within the transport vehicle, said transport vehicle having side walls, a floor, and an accessible end, said carts having side product retention members on three sides and an open front side facing laterally toward one of said carts in an opposite one of said rows, comprising: a. providing said carts with front decks movable from a retracted stowed position to an extended generally horizontal operative position supported generally horizontally above said transport vehicle floor at a level generally in alignment with the bottoms of said carts to form a false floor aisleway above said transport vehicle floor for unloading access to said carts; b. connecting legs to said decks which are pivotally movable from a generally vertical deck supporting position to a folded position; and c. providing linkage connecting said legs and carts operative when said decks are moved from said stowed position to said operative position to automatically move said legs to said vertical deck supporting position.