| 摘要 |
A multipurpose materiel handling cart is disclosed for transporting food and other personal items from store to home, laundry, medium sized shelf items in stock rooms, and other portable objects used in a wide variety of residential and commercial environments. More specifically, the multimode cart for transporting items across a surface is described, which includes a substantially rigid and generally planar frame that is formed with a handle and oppositely disposed main wheels. The cart also incorporates a generally planar base assembly that is connected to the frame by an articulation assembly. The articulation assembly moves between a nested position, that is substantially coplanar with the frame, and an extended position that is generally orthogonal with the frame. The base assembly further includes an interconnection assembly that is disposed about the base assembly, and auxiliary wheels adapted to cooperate with the main wheels when the cart is in the extended position. Lastly, the cart includes a material handling adapter that is releasably attached by the interconnection assembly to the cart. The material handling adapter can preferably be any of a variety of interchangeable devices and adapters including, for example, a collapsible carrier basket, a rigid basket, a handtruck adapter, a flat bed carrier, a nursery tray, a pallet, an assembly jig, a dunnage rack, an engine stand, a postal tray, an office mail tray, a veterinary gurney, a medical device carrier, a phlebotomy sample tray, and a dumbwaiter. A detachable nose rail and a braking system are also described.
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