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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1982
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1979
Donald J Gordon, Rockwood, CA;
Frank H Johnson, Cambridge, CA;
George L Schick, Easton, CT (US);
J David Smart, Cambridge, CA;
Slater Steel Industries Ltd., Hamilton, CA;
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.