Hand cart
US4341393A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62B1/202
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hand cart comprises a truck and an upwardly open container mounted on the truck. The truck has an elongate frame provided at one end thereof with a handle and at the opposite end thereof with a nose, against which the container abuts with projections on the front of the container engaging in openings at the base of the nose, and a manually actuable clip or the like is provided for releasably securing the rear of the container to the frame. With the container attached to the frame, the cart can be used as a wheelbarrow and, with the container removed, the truck can be used by itself. A detachable nose extension and a detachable bag support are disclosed and the truck can be disassembled for flat packaging.
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