摘要 |
There is provided a cart for transporting inflatable or foldable mattresses and a vehicle with a storage compartment for storing the cart. The cart includes a top tray, a bottom tray, wheels, and a support frame. The top tray includes extendable portions mounted to a stationary portion so that the top tray can be converted from a contracted configuration to an extended configuration having a length longer than the length of the contracted configuration. The cart provides transport for folded mattresses in the contracted configuration and provides support for unfolded mattresses in the extended configuration. The support frame connects the top tray to the bottom tray and wheels and allows the top tray to be lowered from an operable position substantially above the bottom tray and wheels to a storage position where the top tray is proximate the bottom tray and wheels. The storage compartment on the vehicle advantageously is located on the vehicle between the passenger cabin and the rear wheel well and includes a shelf which extends outward and supports the cart in the storage position, so that the cart may be inserted into the storage compartment.
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