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A cart is described for use in transporting and loading kayaks and similar watercraft. The cart includes first and second side frame members having forward and rear ends; a support member extending between the frame members adjacent the frame member rear ends; a bracing member extending between the

A cart is described for use in transporting and loading kayaks and similar watercraft. The cart includes first and second side frame members having forward and rear ends; a support member extending between the frame members adjacent the frame member rear ends; a bracing member extending between the frame members adjacent the frame member forward ends; a wheel assembly adjacent the rear ends of the frame members, the assembly including first and second axle ends and wheels carried on the axle ends; and an anti-reverse braking means preventing rearward movement of the cart upon tilting of the cart upward. The braking means may include a first component attached to a frame member and a second component attached to a rotatable component of the wheel assembly, the first and second components being moved into locking engagement upon upward tilting of the cart.

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What is claimed is: 1. A cart for transporting and loading kayaks comprising: a) first and second side frame members having forward and rear ends; b) a support member extending between the frame members adjacent the frame member rear ends; c) a bracing member extending between the frame members adj

What is claimed is: 1. A cart for transporting and loading kayaks comprising: a) first and second side frame members having forward and rear ends; b) a support member extending between the frame members adjacent the frame member rear ends; c) a bracing member extending between the frame members adjacent the frame member forward ends; d) a wheel assembly adjacent the rear ends of said frame members, said assembly including first and second axle ends with at least one of said ends being a rotatable axle end, and wheels carried on said axle ends; and e) an anti-reverse braking means including a pawl attached to a frame member and a ratchet attached to said rotatable axle end, said pawl engaging said ratchet upon upward tilting of said cart. 2. The cart of claim 1, wherein said first and second side frame members are parallel. 3. The cart of claim 1, wherein said axles are between said support member and the rear ends of said frame members. 4. The cart of claim 1, wherein said support member is transverse to said frame members. 5. The cart of claim 1, wherein said support member includes a downwardly extending central section. 6. The cart of claim 1, wherein said bracing member is upwardly curved. 7. The cart of claim 1, wherein said support and bracing members are padded. 8. The cart of claim 1, wherein each of said frame members includes a rear frame section with a rear end, a front end and a longitudinal axis, and a forward frame section with a rear end, a front end and a longitudinal axis, said forward frame section extending upwardly from the front end of said rear frame sexton at an angle of from about 5° to about 30°. 9. A cart for transporting and loading kayaks comprising: a) first and second side frame members having forward and rear ends; b) a support member extending between the frame members adjacent the frame member rear ends; c) a bracing member extending between the frame members adjacent the frame member forward ends; d) first and second axle ends projecting outward from adjacent the frame members rear ends, one of said axle ends being rotatable; e) first and second wheels mounted on said axles; and f) anti-reverse braking means including a ratchet affixed to said rotatable axle end and a pawl mounted on a frame member, said pawl and ratchet being engaged upon upward tilting of said cart. 10. The cart of claim 9, wherein each of said frame members includes a rear frame section with a rear end, a front end and a longitudinal axis, and a forward frame section with a rear end, a front end and a longitudinal axis, said forward frame section extending upwardly from the front end of said rear frame section at an angle of from about 5° to about 30°. 11. The cart of claim 9, wherein said pawl is rotatable attached to one of said frame members, said pawl being rotatable into locking engagement with said ratchet upon tilting said cart upwardly to a predetermined angle above horizontal.