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A folding wagon having a basket within which to carry articles and/or small children and a collapsible frame to enable the wagon to be folded between an expanded open configuration at which the basket is outstretched and a compact closed configuration at which the basket is collapsed. The wagon also

A folding wagon having a basket within which to carry articles and/or small children and a collapsible frame to enable the wagon to be folded between an expanded open configuration at which the basket is outstretched and a compact closed configuration at which the basket is collapsed. The wagon also has pairs of front and rear wheels that are spaced outwardly from the front and rear of the wagon so as to lie ahead of and behind the basket. A handle is connected to the top of the basket at the front of the wagon. When the wagon is folded to its compact closed configuration, the pairs of front and rear wheels are positioned in axial alignment to facilitate transport and/or storage. With the wagon folded, the axially-aligned pairs of wheels and the handle form a stand for supporting the wagon in an upright position.

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1. A folding wagon having a front and a rear and comprising: a basket within which to carry articles;a collapsible frame by which the folding wagon is folded between an expanded open configuration at which said basket is outstretched and a compact closed configuration at which said basket is collaps

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A folding wagon having a front and a rear and comprising: a basket within which to carry articles;a collapsible frame by which the folding wagon is folded between an expanded open configuration at which said basket is outstretched and a compact closed configuration at which said basket is collapsed;a pair of front wheels connected to the front of the folding wagon, said pair of front wheels being separated from one another; anda pair of rear wheels connected to the rear of the folding wagon, said pair of rear wheels being separated from one another;the wheels of a first of said pairs of front and rear wheels being moved towards one another while the wheels of the other one of said pairs of wheels remain separated, so that when said folding wagon is folded to said compact closed configuration, the first of said pairs of wheels is located between the other one of said pairs of wheels, whereby said pairs of front and rear wheels are axially aligned with one another; anda handle having a handle grip at one end thereof and being pivotally connected to said collapsible frame, said handle being rotated between a first position extending upwardly from said collapsible frame at which to receive a pulling force at said handle grip for pulling said folding wagon and a second position extending downwardly from said collapsible frame to the ground, said axially-aligned pairs of front and rear wheels and the handle grip of said handle being located relative to one another on the ground to form a stand said wagon in an upright position when said wagon is folded to said compact closed configuration and said handle is rotated to said second position. 2. The folding wagon recited in claim 1, further comprising an upper handle retention clip located at the front of said folding wagon to which said handle is detachably connected to hold said handle in said first position, and a lower handle retention clip located at the front of said folding wagon below said upper handle retention clip to which said handle is detachably connected to hold said handle in said second position. 3. A folding wagon having a front and a rear and comprising: a basket within which to carry articles;a collapsible frame by which the folding wagon is folded between an expanded open configuration at which said basket is outstretched and a compact closed configuration at which said basket is collapsed;a pair of front wheels connected to the front of the folding wagon, said pair of front wheels being separated from one another;a pair of rear wheels connected to the rear of the folding wagon, said pair of rear wheels being separated from one another; anda wheel support track located at one of the front or the rear of said folding wagon,the wheels of a first of said pairs of front and rear wheels being coupled to and moved together along said wheel support track while the wheels of the other one of said pairs of wheels remain separated, so that when said folding wagon is folded to said compact closed configuration, the first of said pairs of wheels is located between the other one of said pairs of wheels, whereby said pairs of front and rear wheels are axially aligned with one another. 4. The folding wagon recited in claim 3, wherein said pairs of front and rear wheels are spaced outwardly from respective ones of the front and rear of said folding wagon so as to lie ahead of and behind said basket. 5. The folding wagon recited in claim 3, further comprising first and second collars surrounding and sliding along said wheel support track, the wheels of the first of said pairs of front and rear wheels connected to respective ones of said first and second collars so as to move therewith towards and away from one another. 6. The folding wagon recited in claim 5, wherein one of said first and second collars has a locking sleeve extending therefrom and the other one of said collars has a locking receptacle, said locking sleeve being received within said locking receptacle when said first and second collars slide along said wheel support track towards one another, whereby the wheels of the first of said pairs of front and rear wheels are correspondingly moved side-by-side one another. 7. The folding wagon recited in claim 3, further comprising a first pair of hollow support bars located at the front of said folding wagon, a second pair of hollow support bars located at the rear of said folding wagon, telescopic extensions slidably received by respective ones of said first and second pairs of hollow support bars, a canopy retention plug located at the top of each telescopic extension, a canopy spaced above said basket, and means to detachably connect the canopy retention plug of each telescopic extension to said canopy. 8. The folding wagon recited in claim 7, wherein the canopy spaced above said basket has four corners, said means to detachably connect the canopy retention plug of each telescopic extension to said canopy including a locking lip extending diagonally across each one of the four corners of said canopy, each telescopic extension sliding in a first direction through a respective hollow support bar of the first and second pairs of hollow support bars towards said canopy so that the canopy retention plug at the top of said telescopic extension is seated upon said locking lip to prevent said telescopic extension from sliding in an opposite direction. 9. The folding wagon recited in claim 7, wherein said basket has a top, a bottom, a front end located at the front of said folding wagon, a rear end located at the rear of said folding wagon, and a pair of sides running between said front and rear ends, said folding wagon further comprising a front basket support rod extending between the first pair of hollow support bars at the front of said folding wagon and being attached to the front end of said basket at the top thereof, and a rear basket support rod extending between the second pair of hollow support bars at the rear of said wagon and being attached to the rear end of said basket at the top thereof. 10. The folding wagon recited in claim 9, further comprising a handle pivotally connected to the front of said folding wagon at said front basket support rod, said handle being rotatable between a first position extending vertically upwardly from the top of said basket and a second position extending vertically downward from the top of said basket. 11. The folding wagon recited in claim 10, further comprising an upper handle retention clip located at the front of said folding wagon above the top of said basket to which said handle is detachably connected to hold said handle in said first position, and a lower handle retention clip located at the front of said folding wagon below the top of said basket to which said handle is detachably connected to hold said handle in said second position. 12. The folding wagon recited in claim 11, wherein said axially-aligned pairs of front and rear wheels and said handle are located relative to one another to form a stand for supporting said wagon in an upright position when said wagon is folded to said compact closed configuration and said handle is rotated to said second position and detachably connected to said lower handle retention clip. 13. The folding wagon recited in claim 9, further comprising a locking finger coupled to the rear basket support rod that is attached to the rear end of basket, said locking finger being detachably connected between said rear basket support rod and the front basket support rod that is attached to the front end of said basket when said folding wagon is folded to the compact closed configuration, whereby to retain said folding wagon in said compact closed configuration. 14. The folding wagon recited in claim 9, further comprising a first side support strap extending between one hollow support bar of said first pair of hollow support bars and one hollow support bar of said second pair of hollow support bars, one of the pair of sides of said basket attached to said first side support strap, and a second side support strap extending between the other hollow support bar of said first pair of hollow support bars and the other hollow support bar of said second pair of hollow support bars, the other one of the pair of sides of said basket attached to said second side support strap. 15. The folding wagon recited in claim 9, further comprising at least one cup holder attached to one of the front end or the rear end of said basket. 16. The folding wagon recited in claim 3, wherein said collapsible frame includes a basket support rack lying below and supporting said basket, said basket support rack having first and second halves that are pivotally coupled to one another and rotatable between a horizontal position at which said first and second halves lie end-to-end when said wagon is in the expanded open configuration and said basket is outstretched and a vertical position at which said first and second halves lie face-to-face when said wagon is in the compact closed configuration and said basket is collapsed. 17. The folding wagon recited in claim 16, further comprising a pull strap attached to said basket support rack, said pull strap receiving a pulling force to cause the first and second halves of said basket support rack to rotate from said horizontal position to said vertical position. 18. The folding wagon recited in claim 17, wherein said basket has an open top and a closed bottom seated upon said basket support rack, said pull strap extending from said basket support rack through the closed bottom of said basket by way of a slit formed in said closed bottom. 19. A folding wagon having a front and a rear and comprising: a basket within which to carry articles;a collapsible frame by which the folding wagon is folded between an expanded open configuration at which said basket is outstretched and a compact closed configuration at which said basket is collapsed;a pair of front wheels connected to the front of the folding wagon, said pair of front wheels being separated from one another; anda pair of rear wheels connected to the rear of the folding wagon, said pair of rear wheels being separated from one another,the wheels of a first of said pairs of front and rear wheels being movable towards and away from one another, such that the wheels of the first of said pairs of wheels are moved towards one another while the wheels of the other one of said pairs of wheels remain separated, so that when said folding wagon is folded to said compact closed configuration, the first of said pairs of wheels is located between the other one of said pairs of wheels, whereby said pairs of front and rear wheels are axially aligned with one another and wherein when the wagon is folded to said compact closed configuration, an axis of rotation of said pair of front wheels is parallel to an axis of rotation of said pair of rear wheels. 20. The folding wagon recited in claim 19, wherein said pairs of front and rear wheels are spaced outwardly from respective ones of the front and rear of said folding wagon so as to lie ahead of and behind said basket. 21. The folding wagon recited in claim 19, further comprising a wheel support track located at one of the front or the rear of said folding wagon, the wheels of the first of said pairs of front and rear wheels being coupled to and movable along said wheel support track such that said wheels move towards and away from one another. 22. The folding wagon recited in claim 21, further comprising first and second collars surrounding and sliding along said wheel support track, the wheels of the first of said pairs of front and rear wheels connected to respective ones of said first and second collars so as to move therewith towards and away from one another. 23. The folding wagon recited in claim 22, wherein one of said first and second collars has a locking sleeve extending therefrom and the other one of said collars has a locking receptacle, said locking sleeve being received within said locking receptacle when said first and second collars slide along said wheel support track towards one another, whereby the wheels of the first of said pairs of front and rear wheels are correspondingly moved side-by-side one another.