Patent ID: 8128115

Claim:
A garbage can cart for towing behind a vehicle having a trunk space coverable by a hinged closure, comprising: a rectangular platform base for supporting one or more refuse containers; a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a rear wall engaging a perimeter of said platform base and extending generally upward there from, said rear wall having a height greater than a height of said first and second sidewalls; a pair of wheels rotatably secured adjacent to rear corners of said platform base; a handlebar engaged to an upper end of said rear wall, a distal portion of said handlebar extending rearward of said pair of wheels; and a tow adapter, said tow adapter comprising a plurality of tow straps each having a proximal end engaged to said rear wall, substantially below said handlebar, and a distal end, said distal end engaged to at least one tow block retained in said vehicle trunk space by said hinged closure to allow said cart to be towed behind said vehicle.