Patent ID: 8075004

Claim:
A voter cart for storing, transporting, and using a voting terminal that maintains the voting terminal in a fully operable and accessible position, comprising: a pair of opposing side rails comprised of one or more tubular members arranged in a substantially rectangular shape, said side rails being parallelly-disposed in a spaced relation for unobstructed access by a wheelchair there between; a plurality of casters mounted underneath a lowermost tubular member of each of the side rails; a voting terminal housing interspaced between the side rails that selectively and completely encloses the voting terminal for storage and transport and selectively opens to allow voter access when in use, said voting terminal housing comprising a bottom shelf suspended between said opposing side rails at approximately standing-waist height for supporting the voting terminal overtop a wheelchair there beneath, and an attachment mechanism that secures the voting terminal to said bottom shelf of the voting terminal housing while still allowing front and back access to the voting terminal; a pair of side panels fixedly attached to the side rails; a bottom panel fixedly attached to the side rails; a pair of doors pivotally attached to the front of the voting terminal housing that allows front access to the housing when opened, and the doors have a locking mechanism that selectively prevents the doors from opening when closed; a pair of doors pivotally attached to the back of the voting terminal housing that allows rear access to the housing when opened, and the doors have a locking mechanism that selectively prevents the doors from opening when closed; a top panel fixedly attached to the side rails having a lid pivotally attached that allows an unobstructed view of the voting terminal when in use; wherein the pair of doors attached to the front both have a flange running along their entire top edge that overlaps the lid when the doors and lid are closed, thereby preventing the lid from opening.