초록

A rolling containers assembly including (a) a base cabinet including wheels and a pulling handle for locomoting the rolling containers assembly; and (b) at least one additional cabinet being removably connectable on top of the base cabinet.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus for transporting articles, comprising:a removable upper storage container having interior surfaces defining an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored;a wheeled device comprising:(i) a frame,(ii) one or more rotatable ground engaging

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus for transporting articles, comprising:a removable upper storage container having interior surfaces defining an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored;a wheeled device comprising:(i) a frame,(ii) one or more rotatable ground engaging wheels connected with said frame and constructed and arranged to rollingly support said frame(iii) a lower storage container being mounted below said removable upper storage container on portions of said frame that are fixed with respect to an axis of rotation of said wheels so as to prevent said lower storage container from being removed from said one or more wheels and carried separately from said one or more wheels,(iv) structure providing a generally downwardly facing fixed ground engaging surface, said ground engaging surface being located forwardly of said one or more wheels and being constructed and arranged to engage the ground,(v) a manually engageable handle member extending generally upwardly from said frame, and(vi) removable container supporting structure constructed and arranged to removably support said removable upper storage container;said removable upper storage container being removably mounted on the removable container supporting structure of said wheeled device such that said supporting structure supports said removable upper container above said lower storage container with a substantial portion of said removable container extending upwardly from said removable container supporting structure, thereby allowing the aforesaid substantial portion of said removable container to be manually engaged for removal and handling of said removable upper container separately from said lower storage container;said handle member and said one or more ground engaging wheels of said wheeled device being constructed and arranged to enable a user to pull said handle member generally rearwardly so as to tilt said wheeled device rearwardly from (a) a substantially upright position wherein said fixed ground engaging surface engages the ground so as to stably support said wheeled device in a freestanding manner such that the interior spaces of said lower and removable containers can be accessed or said removable container can be removed from said removable container supporting structure and handled separately from said wheeled device to (b) a tilted rolling movement position wherein said fixed ground engaging surface is moved generally upwardly out of engagement with the ground in such a manner that said wheeled device is rollingly supported by said ground engaging wheels with the weight of said wheeled device and said removable container being supported only by the one or more ground engaging wheels and the portion of the handle member engaged by the user, thereby enabling the user to roll said apparatus to a desired location by pushing or pulling said handle member in a desired direction.