Patent ID: 7963531

Claim:
A collapsible, wheeled cart comprising: a platform operable to support an item; a first wheel assembly comprising: a first leg post having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a pivot joint disposed between the proximal portion and the distal portion, and a first wheel coupled to the first leg post, the first wheel including a first wheel axis of rotation, wherein the first wheel is adapted to slide along the first leg post from the proximal portion to the distal portion, and vice versa; and a second wheel assembly comprising: a second leg post having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a pivot joint disposed between the proximal portion and the distal portion, and a second wheel coupled to the second leg post, the second wheel including a second wheel axis of rotation, wherein the second wheel is adapted to slide along the second leg post from the proximal portion to the distal portion, and vice versa, wherein the first and second wheel assemblies are reconfigurable from a deployed position, in which the first and second wheel axes are oriented generally parallel to the platform, to a stowed position, in which the first and second wheel axes are oriented generally transverse to the platform.