Patent ID: 8523196

Claim:
A convertible beach cart and canopy apparatus, comprising: a lower frame portion having opposed front and rear support members and opposed side members extending between opposed ends of said front and said rear support members, respectively; a pair of wheels rotatably coupled to said opposed ends of said rear support member; a rear frame portion including at least one support bar attached to said rear support member and extending upwardly therefrom, said rear frame portion including a top support member coupled to an upper end of said at least one support bar; an upper frame portion rotatably coupled to said top support member of said rear frame portion such that said upper frame portion is movable between a stowed configuration generally adjacent said lower frame portion and an expanded configuration extending away from said top support member of said rear frame portion; a canopy coupled to an end of said upper frame portion and configured to shade an area adjacent said rear frame portion when said upper frame portion is at said expanded configuration; wherein: said rear frame portion includes a pair of upstanding support bars attached to said opposed ends of said rear support member, respectively; and said top support member is a bar extending between upper ends of said pair of support bars, respectively; wherein said upper frame portion includes: a central framework; and a bridge having a first end pivotally coupled to said central framework and a second end rotatably coupled to said top support bar of said rear frame portion such that said central framework is movable between said stowed configuration at which said central framework is adjacent said lower frame portion and said expanded configuration at which said central framework is extended outwardly from said top support bar of said rear frame portion.