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The invention is a cart assembly having an upper and a lower deck whose body may be assembled in a single procedure using only one hand and whose body including the wheels can collapse to fit behind the driver's seat of a standard cab version of any size pickup truck. Specifically, a plurality of sp

The invention is a cart assembly having an upper and a lower deck whose body may be assembled in a single procedure using only one hand and whose body including the wheels can collapse to fit behind the driver's seat of a standard cab version of any size pickup truck. Specifically, a plurality of spacing members rotatably connected between the upper deck and lower deck rotate to alternately collapse and expand the cart. The cart is held in a fixed position by a brace member disposed diagonally between the upper deck and lower deck in the expanded position of the cart, and which is disposed in parallel to the upper deck and lower deck when the cart assumes its collapsed position. The brace member fixes the relative positions of the upper deck and the lower deck as the brace member has a length (and thus radius of curvature) unequal to the length (and thus radius of curvature) of the spacing member.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A collapsible cart, comprising:an upper deck;a lower deck;a plurality of spacing members of equal length, each of said plurality of spacing members having a first end pivotally connected to said upper deck and a second end pivotally connected to said lower deck;a removabl

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A collapsible cart, comprising:an upper deck;a lower deck;a plurality of spacing members of equal length, each of said plurality of spacing members having a first end pivotally connected to said upper deck and a second end pivotally connected to said lower deck;a removable pin;a brace member having a first end, a second end, and a length greater than the length of said plurality of spacing members, said brace member being removably connected by said removable pin to said upper deck and pivotally connected to said lower deck, wherein said upper deck may rotate about said plurality of spacing members when said removable pin is removed, and wherein said upper deck does not rotate about said plurality of spacing members when said removable pin removably connects said brace member to said upper deck.