PAINT CART
A paint cart having a base having wheels and a lifting mechanism to hold and raise a bucket of paint thereon off the floor. The paint cart may include a top platform attached to the base for holding tools and other materials and a hydraulic cylinder which prevents the lifting mechanism from lowering too abruptly.
1 . A paint cart comprising:
a base having wheels;
a lifting mechanism to hold and raise a bucket of paint thereon off the floor.
2 . The paint cart in accordance with claim 1 further comprises a top platform attached to the base for holding tools and other materials.
3 . The paint cart in accordance with claim 1 wherein the lifting mechanism comprises a pair of linkages and a connected bucket lift mechanism.
4 . The paint cart in accordance with claim 3 , one of the linkages comprises a user foot control for raising and lowering the bucket lift mechanism.
5 . The paint cart in accordance with claim 4 wherein the connected bucket lift mechanism is pivotably attached to a vertical member of the base, the one linkage is pivotally attached to the base, and an other linkage is pivotably attached to the one linkage and the first connected bucket lift mechanism.
6 . The paint cart in accordance with claim 1 further comprising at least one hydraulic cylinder which prevents the lifting mechanism from lowering too abruptly.
7 . The paint cart in accordance with claim 6 wherein the at least one hydraulic cylinder is pivotably attached to the base and the lifting mechanism.
8 . The paint cart in accordance with claim 5 further comprising at least one hydraulic cylinder which prevents the lifting mechanism from lowering too abruptly, the at least one hydraulic cylinder is pivotably attached to the base and the connected bucket lift mechanism.