Patent ID: 8474834

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; a plurality of casters mounted underneath a lowermost tubular member of each of the side rails; a voting terminal housing interspaced between said pair of opposing side rails for selectively and completely enclosing the voting terminal for storage and transport and selectively opening to allow voter access when in use, said voting terminal housing comprising a pair of side panels fixedly attached to the side rails, a bottom panel suspended between said opposing side rails at approximately standing-waist height for supporting the voting terminal, a top panel partially covering said voting terminal housing, a lid pivotally attached by hinges to said top panel, a pair of doors pivotally attached by hinges to the front of the voting terminal housing for side-open operation to allow front access to the housing when opened; 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, said pair of doors overlapping each other and said lid, and said pair of doors including a locking mechanism engageable to lock both of said pair of doors and lid closed.