Patent ID: 8820774

Claim:
A cart for transporting building materials, said cart comprising: a. a middle frame section having a base and a support assembly, the base having a front end and a back end and comprising first and second spaced apart longitudinal frame members extending from the front end to the back end of the base, the support assembly extending upwardly from the base near the front end of the base; b. a front frame section comprising a pair of rails and at least one brace, each rail having a back end pivotally connected to the support assembly and a front end coupled to the brace, wherein the front frame section is pivotal between a folded position in which the front frame section overlies the middle frame section and a deployed position in which the front frame section extends from and in front of the middle frame section; c. a rear frame section comprising first and second spaced apart channel beams and at least one brace spanning the distance between the channel beams, each channel beam being hollow and having an open back end, each channel beam also having a front end pivotally connected to the back end of the base of the middle frame section, wherein the rear frame section is pivotal between a folded position in which the rear frame section overlies the middle frame section and a deployed position in which the rear frame section extends from and behind the middle frame section; d. at least one rotatable wheel mounted to the middle frame section near the front end of the base; e. a leg assembly coupled to rear frame section, the leg assembly and rotatable wheel cooperating to support the cart when the cart is at rest and the rear frame section is in its deployed position; and f. a handle assembly including a first handle member received in and extending rearward from the first channel beam of the rear frame section and a second handle member received in and extending rearward from the second channel beam of the rear frame section.