Utility cart

Claim 1

A utility cart of the class described comprising: a. a generally rectangular shaped base member; b. said base member having a bottom; c. said base member being formed of spaced rods extending in a horizontal plane at substantially right angles to form the bottom, said rods being turned up at their ends; d. rod means secured to said upturned ends to form a front, back and two sides on said base of relatively short vertical extent in relation to the vertical height of the cart; e. first vertically extending members secured to said two sides in opposed relation at approximately the midpoints of said two sides; f. second vertically extending members secured to said two sides adjacent two corners of said rectangularly shaped base member and extending upwardly in parallel, spaced relationship to said first vertically extending members; g. third vertically extending members secured to said back side between said second vertically extending members and extending upwardly in parallel, spaced relationship to said second vertically extending members; h. said first, second and third vertically extending members having upper ends displaced inwardly of said vertically extending members and said upper ends terminating in a common horizontal plane; i. a generally rectangular shaped open top member secured to and extending between the upper, inwardly displaced ends of said third and second vertically extending members, and secured to and extending forwardly from the upper inwardly displaced ends of said first vertically extending members so that said top member overlies said base member and is of smaller size than said base member; j. bag means for positioning on the cart, said bag means having a bottom for resting on said base member and an open top; k. means for removably engaging said bag at its open top to said top member; l. said top member, first vertically extending members and said base member forming an opening at the front and sides of the cart which is generally U-shaped in configuration, whereby said bag, upon disengagement with said top member may be removed from the front of the cart through the generally U-shaped opening; and m. caster wheels adjacent each of the four corners of said base member to enable the cart to be moved along a surface.