Patent ID: 7500681

Claim:
A transport apparatus comprising: a) a frame having an upper section rotatably connected to a lower base section; b) a plurality of bracket lugs removably connected to said frame for supporting one or more containers; c) a set of wheels rotatably connected to said lower base section of said frame; and d) a locking mechanism comprising; i. at least one bracing bracket for structural enhancement to said frame, where said bracing bracket is fixedly attached to said lower base section of said frame; ii. a locking tab fixedly attached to said bracing bracket including a projection for communicating with a corresponding hole in said upper section of the frame, which supports said lower base section when configured in said transport position; and iii. an annular member that selectively engages the bracing bracket locking the upper frame section against the lower frame base section when arranged in said transport position; e) wherein, engagement of said locking mechanism holds said lower base section in a transport position transverse to said upper section and disengagement of said locking mechanism allows said lower base section to rotate from a position transverse to said upper section to a storage position that is substantially parallel to said upper section.