Cart convertible from wheel to skid transport

Claim 1

A cart which can be wheeled over hard surfaces and which can be converted to slide over soft surfaces, said cart comprising: a frame having a bottom, sides, open top and closed bottom; wheel means secured to the bottom of the frame at the bottom end, said means including a horizontal axle extending transversely across the frame with vertical wheels at each end; a generally flat skid member having an upwardly curved front edge, said member having a width essentially the same as the overall length of the wheel means; and manually operable linkage means secured to the member and the bottom of the frame, the linkage means including a rod parallel to the axle and secured to the bottom and linkage pivotally secured to opposite sides of the rod, and to opposite sides of the member, the linkage means having a first position at which the member is disposed between said bottom and the bottom of the wheels with the front edge retracted away from the wheels whereby the cart can be moved on wheels, the linkage means having a second position at which the member is lowered and disposed under the wheels and the cart can be slid over sand and the like.