Patent ID: 7784729

Claim:
A cart for supporting and transporting spools of wire, the cart comprising: A) a base having a front end, a rear end and a longitudinal axis extending between the front end of the base and the rear end of the base; B) a frame supported on the base, the frame including (1) an axial support member that extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis between the front end of the base and rear end of the base, (2) a first support stanchion mounted on the base adjacent to the rear end of the base, (3) a second support stanchion mounted on the base adjacent to the front end of the base, (4) the axial support member having one end thereof connected to the first support stanchion and a second end connected to the second support stanchion, the axial support member sloping downwardly from the rear of the base towards the front of the base, and (5) an L-shaped member which connects the first support stanchion to the axial support member, the L-shaped member including (a) a first leg which is connected at a first end thereof to the first support stanchion and which extends toward the front end of the base in a horizontal direction, the first leg of the L-shaped member having a second end, the second end of the first leg of the L-shaped member being located between the axial support member and the base, and (b) a second leg which is connected at a first end thereof to the axial support member and having a second end connected to the second end of the first leg of the L-shaped member, the second leg of the L-shaped member extending from the axial member toward the base; C) a plurality of spool-supporting arms mounted on the axial support member of the frame to extend in a horizontal direction; D) a plurality of spool-supporting arms mounted on the L-shaped member to extend in a horizontal direction; and E) a handle pivotally mounted on the frame.