Patent · US Expired

Rollable cart

US3999775A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 7, 1975
Grant dateDec 28, 1976
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 7, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62B2205/006
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rollable cart that may be readily assembled from a knock-down condition using conventional fasteners and tools and with a minimum of skill is disclosed. The rollable cart includes a chassis having a pair of pivotable, relatively small front wheels and a pair of larger, rear wheels. A three-sided housing defined by a front, a rear and a side panel is mounted on the chassis. The fourth side is open so that articles may be placed into and taken out of the housing. Side edges of the front and rear panels and the side panel are provided with a plurality of vertically spaced apart L-shaped notches. A plurality of shelves each having front and rear pairs of downwardly opened notches is also provided. The shelves may be adjustably positioned in the housing by transverse front and rear bars on which the shelves rest. The ends of the transverse bars are received in the L-shaped notches of the front, rear and side panels, which L-shaped notches are in registry with one another. The combination of the L-shaped notches and the transverse bars also provide for coupling securement of the front and rear panels to the side panel. The housing may also include a tray at the upper end thereof, a han…

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