A cart assembly includes a cart that has an upright section and a tongue section. The upright section may have an object removably secured thereto and the tongue section may be coupled to a vehicle thereby facilitating the cart to be towed. A basket is removably attached to the cart. The basket is positioned on the upright section such that the basket may contain an object.
1. A cart assembly having a removable basket, said assembly comprising:
a cart having an upright section and a tongue section, said upright section being configured to have an object removably secured thereto, said tongue section being configured to be coupled to a vehicle thereby facilitating said cart to be towed, said upright section including a plurality of supports, each of said supports having a top surface; and
a basket being removably attached to said cart, said basket being positioned on said upright section wherein said basket is configured to contain the object, said basket comprising a platform having a top side, a bottom side and a peripheral edge extending between said top side and said bottom side, said platform being positioned such that said bottom side abuts said top surface of each of said supports wherein said platform is configured to support the object, said basket further comprising a plurality of gates extending upwardly from the top side of the platform.
2. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said upright section comprises a longitudinal member being attached to and extending between a bottom lateral member and a top lateral member, said bottom lateral member and said top lateral member being spaced apart from each other, said longitudinal member being centrally positioned on each of said top lateral member and said bottom lateral member, said longitudinal member having a front surface and a back surface, said bottom lateral member having a front surface, a back surface and a top surface, said top lateral member being positioned on said back surface of said longitudinal member.
3. The assembly according to claim 2 , wherein each of said supports being coupled to and extending away from said back surface of said bottom lateral member, said supports being spaced apart from each other and being distributed along said bottom lateral member, said top surface of each of said supports being configured to have the object supported thereon, said plurality of supports including an outermost pair of said supports, each of said outermost supports having a bottom surface.
4. The assembly according to claim 3 , wherein said upright section further includes a pair of wheels, each of said wheels being rotatably coupled to said bottom surface of an associated one of said outermost supports, each of said wheels being configured to roll along a support surface.
5. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein:
said upright section includes a longitudinal member, a top lateral member and a bottom lateral member, said longitudinal member having a front surface; and
said tongue section comprises a first member being hingedly coupled to said front surface of said longitudinal member, said first member being positioned closer to said bottom lateral member than said top lateral member, said first member having a distal end with respect to said longitudinal member, said first member having a top surface and a bottom surface.
6. The assembly according to claim 5 , wherein said first member is positionable in a deployed position having said first member forming a right angle with respect to said longitudinal member, said first member being positionable in a stored position having said first member being substantially coextensive with said bottom lateral member.
7. The assembly according to claim 5 , wherein:
said longitudinal member has a front surface; and
said tongue section further comprises an arm being attached to said top surface of said first member, said arm angling upwardly from said first member, said arm having a distal end with respect to said first member, said distal end of said arm being hingedly coupled to said front surface of said longitudinal member wherein said arm is configured to increase a load capacity of said tongue section.
8. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said gates being distributed around said peripheral edge of said platform wherein each of said gates is configured to retain the object on said platform.
9. The assembly according to claim 8 , wherein said plurality of gates includes a pair of lateral gates, a front gate and a rear gate, each of said lateral gates being hingedly coupled to said front gate such that each of said lateral gates may be selectively swung outwardly from said platform, said rear gate being hingedly coupled to said platform such that said rear gate may be selectively swung downwardly wherein said rear gate is configured to extend between said platform and a support surface.
10. The assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a medial member and a platform; and
a pair of cords, each of said cord being removably attached between said medial member and said platform such that each of said cords is configured to support a weight of the object positioned in said basket.
11. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
said upright section comprising:
a longitudinal member being attached to and extending between a bottom lateral member and a top lateral member, said bottom lateral member and said top lateral member being spaced apart from each other, said longitudinal member being centrally positioned on each of said top lateral member and said bottom lateral member, said longitudinal member having a front surface and a back surface, said bottom lateral member having a front surface, a back surface and a top surface, said top lateral member being positioned on said back surface of said longitudinal member,
each of said supports being coupled to and extending away from said back surface of said bottom lateral member, said supports being spaced apart from each other and being distributed along said bottom lateral member, said top surface of each of said supports being configured to have the object supported thereon, said plurality of supports including an outermost pair of said supports, each of said outermost supports having a bottom surface,
a pair of wheels, each of said wheels being rotatably coupled to said bottom surface of an associated one of said outermost supports, each of said wheels being configured to roll along a support surface,
a medial member, said medial member being coupled to said front surface of said longitudinal member, said medial member being positioned closer to said top lateral member than said bottom lateral member, said medial member having a front surface,
a pair of gussets, each of said gussets being attached between said longitudinal member and said bottom lateral member, each of said gussets being positioned on opposite sides of said longitudinal member,
a pair of hooks, each of said hooks being coupled to said front surface of said medial member, said hooks being spaced apart from each other, and
a pair of straps, each of said straps being coupled to said top lateral member, said straps being spaced apart from each other, each of said straps selectively engaging an associated one of said hooks wherein each of said straps is configured to secure the object on said supports;
said tongue section comprising:
a first member being hingedly coupled to said front surface of said longitudinal member, said first member being positioned closer to said bottom lateral member than said top lateral member, said first member having a distal end with respect to said longitudinal member, said first member having a top surface and a bottom surface, said first member being positionable in a deployed position having said first member forming a right angle with respect to said longitudinal member, said first member being positionable in a stored position having said first member being substantially coextensive with said bottom lateral member,
an arm being attached to said top surface of said first member, said arm angling upwardly from said first member, said arm having a distal end with respect to said first member, said distal end of said arm being hingedly coupled to said front surface of said longitudinal member wherein said arm is configured to increase a load capacity of said tongue section,
a pair of braces, each of said braces having a first end and a second end, each of said braces having a pair of bends thereon, said bends on each of said braces being spaced apart from each other and being distributed between said first end and said second end of an associated one of said braces, said pair of bends on each of said braces being congruent with each other, each of said braces being removably coupled between said bottom surface of said first member and said top surface of said bottom lateral member when said first member is positioned in said deployed position, each of said braces being removed between said bottom lateral member and said first member thereby facilitating said first member to be positioned in said stored position, and
a hitch being attached to said distal end of said first member wherein said hitch is configured to be removably coupled to the vehicle;
said basket comprising:
a plurality of gates, each of said gates being attached to and extending upwardly from said top side of said platform, said gates being distributed around said peripheral edge of said platform wherein each of said gates is configured to retain the object on said platform, said plurality of gates including a pair of lateral gates, a front gate and a rear gate, each of said lateral gates being hingedly coupled to said front gate such that each of said lateral gates may be selectively swung outwardly from said platform, said rear gate being hingedly coupled to said platform such that said rear gate may be selectively swung downwardly wherein said rear gate is configured to extend between said platform and the support surface, and
a pair of cords, each of said cord being removably attached between said medial member and said platform such that each of said cords is configured to support a weight of the object positioned in said basket.
12. A cart assembly having a removable basket, said assembly comprising:
a cart having an upright section and a tongue section, said upright section being configured to have an object removably secured thereto, said tongue section being configured to be coupled to a vehicle thereby facilitating said cart to be towed;
a basket being removably attached to said cart, said basket being positioned on said upright section wherein said basket is configured to contain the object;
wherein said upright section comprises a longitudinal member being attached to and extending between a bottom lateral member and a top lateral member, said bottom lateral member and said top lateral member being spaced apart from each other, said longitudinal member being centrally positioned on each of said top lateral member and said bottom lateral member, said longitudinal member having a front surface and a back surface, said bottom lateral member having a front surface, a back surface and a top surface, said top lateral member being positioned on said back surface of said longitudinal member;
wherein said upright section further comprises a plurality of supports, each of said supports being coupled to and extending away from said back surface of said bottom lateral member, said supports being spaced apart from each other and being distributed along said bottom lateral member, each of said supports having a top surface, said top surface of each of said supports being configured to have the object supported thereon, said plurality of supports including an outermost pair of said supports, each of said outermost supports having a bottom surface;
wherein said upright section further includes a pair of wheels, each of said wheels being rotatably coupled to said bottom surface of an associated one of said outermost supports, each of said wheels being configured to roll along a support surface; and
wherein said upright section further includes a medial member, said medial member being coupled to said front surface of said longitudinal member, said medial member being positioned closer to said top lateral member than said bottom lateral member, said medial member having a front surface.
13. The assembly according to claim 12 , wherein said upright section further comprises a pair of gussets, each of said gussets being attached between said longitudinal member and said bottom lateral member, each of said gussets being positioned on opposite sides of said longitudinal member.
14. The assembly according to claim 13 , wherein said upright section further comprises a pair of hooks, each of said hooks being coupled to said front surface of said medial member, said hooks being spaced apart from each other.
15. The assembly according to claim 14 , wherein said upright section further comprises a pair of straps, each of said straps being coupled to said top lateral member, said straps being spaced apart from each other, each of said straps selectively engaging an associated one of said hooks wherein each of said straps is configured to secure the object on said supports.
16. A cart assembly having a removable basket, said assembly comprising:
a cart having an upright section and a tongue section, said upright section being configured to have an object removably secured thereto, said tongue section being configured to be coupled to a vehicle thereby facilitating said cart to be towed;
a basket being removably attached to said cart, said basket being positioned on said upright section wherein said basket is configured to contain the object;
said upright section includes a longitudinal member, a top lateral member and a bottom lateral member, said longitudinal member having a front surface;
said tongue section comprises a first member being hingedly coupled to said front surface of said longitudinal member, said first member being positioned closer to said bottom lateral member than said top lateral member, said first member having a distal end with respect to said longitudinal member, said first member having a top surface and a bottom surface;
said longitudinal member having a front surface;
said tongue section further comprising an arm being attached to said top surface of said first member, said arm angling upwardly from said first member, said arm having a distal end with respect to said first member, said distal end of said arm being hingedly coupled to said front surface of said longitudinal member wherein said arm is configured to increase a load capacity of said tongue section; and
wherein said tongue section further comprises a pair of braces, each of said braces having a first end and a second end, each of said braces having a pair of bends thereon, said bends on each of said braces being spaced apart from each other and being distributed between said first end and said second end of an associated one of said braces, said pair of bends on each of said braces being congruent with each other.
17. The assembly according to claim 16 , wherein:
said bottom lateral member has a top surface; and
each of said braces is removably coupled between said bottom surface of said first member and said top surface of said bottom lateral member when said first member is positioned in said deployed position, each of said braces being removed between said bottom lateral member and said first member thereby facilitating said first member to be positioned in said stored position.
18. A cart assembly having a removable basket, said assembly comprising:
a cart having an upright section and a tongue section, said upright section being configured to have an object removably secured thereto, said tongue section being configured to be coupled to a vehicle thereby facilitating said cart to be towed;
a basket being removably attached to said cart, said basket being positioned on said upright section wherein said basket is configured to contain the object;
said upright section includes a longitudinal member, a top lateral member and a bottom lateral member, said longitudinal member having a front surface;
said tongue section comprises a first member being hingedly coupled to said front surface of said longitudinal member, said first member being positioned closer to said bottom lateral member than said top lateral member, said first member having a distal end with respect to said longitudinal member, said first member having a top surface and a bottom surface; and
wherein said tongue section further comprises a hitch being attached to said distal end of said first member wherein said hitch is configured to be removably coupled to the vehicle.