Gull wing cart apparatus

• US 5,035,438 A
• Filed: 06/04/1990
• Issued: 07/30/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tom A. Cronquist
• Original Assignee: Tom A. Cronquist
• Inventors: Cronquist, Tom A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mitchell, David M.
• Application Number:
  US07/532,717
• Time in Patent Office: 421 Days
• Field of Search: 280/79.5, 280/79.6, 280/79.11, 248/98, 248/97, 248/99, 248/129, 248/313, 248/907, 24/20 R, 24/589, 24/24, 24/380
• US Class Current: 280/79.5
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 2203/44 Clamping or supporting circumferentially
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 3/008 having more than two axes
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 3/102 the objects being of elongated shape, e.g. rods or golf clubs
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 3/104 the object being of cylindrical shape, e.g. barrels, buckets, dustbins

Abstract

A gull winged wheeled cart apparatus (10) for holding elongated rolls (101) of flooring material; wherein the apparatus (10) comprises a wheeled base unit (11) having elongated front (18) and rear (19) support members and a pair of curved capture arms (25) are adapted to be releasably secured to the front support member (18).

Claims

1. A wheeled gull wing cart apparatus in combination with elongated generally cylindrical objects such as rolls of flooring material wherein the apparatus comprises:

a wheeled base unit including a generally flat circular base member having a raised peripheral lip;

support units comprising relatively elongated front and rear support members wherein the bottom of the support members are attached to the base member and the upper portion of the support members are provided with at least one plate element;

wherein, the front and rear support members each include a pair of support legs connected together by said at least one plate element;

capture units comprising curved capture arms pivotally secured to the upper portion of the rear support member; and

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means on said front support member for releasably securing the other end of the capture arms to the front support member;

wherein, the capture arms are disposed at a height generally proximate to the midpoint of the said elongated generally cylindrical objects.

2. The apparatus as in claim 1;

wherein, the means for releasably securing the said other ends of the capture arms to the front support member comprise;

a tang having an enlarged aperture; and

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a bracket having a downwardly projecting post.

3. The apparats as in claim 2;

wherein said downwardly depending post is apertured.

4. The apparatus as in claim 3, further comprising a locking pin adapted to releasably engage the aperture post.