Folding cart

Claim 1

A cart for use between an extended operative position and a folded stored position comprising: a frame body having a rear portion, a front portion, and two spaced apart side fence members interconnecting said rear and front portions, said front portion having a front transverse tube portion with two ends connected to said side fence members; a pair of rear wheels attached to the bottom side of said rear portion of said frame body; a U-shaped tube having two arm portions extending in between and respectively pivoted to said side fence members each arm portion having an upper end and a bottom end, and an upper transverse handle portion connected to the upper end of said arm portions, said U-shaped tube being inclined with respect to a vertical axis; a transverse connecting member connected to the bottom ends of said arm portions, said transverse connecting member being rotatable about a transverse horizontal axis relative to said arm portions, said axis being located rearwardly of said front transverse tube portion of said frame body and lying substantially in the same horizontal plane as said front transverse tube portion of said frame body while in said operative position; a front fork member having a rear end connected to said transverse connecting member and a front end having a downwardly bent portion which extends below said front transverse tube portion of said frame body, said front fork member supporting said front transverse tube portion while in said operative position; a front wheel attached to said downwardly bent portion; and locking means for releasably locking said transverse connecting member in a fixed position relative to said front transverse tube while in said operative position.