J. David Smart has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 15, 1979
Date of Patent:
July 27, 1982
Assignee:
Slater Steel Industries Ltd.
Inventors:
Donald J. Gordon, Frank H. Johnson, George L. Schick, J. David Smart