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A galley cart for moving along an aisle of a vehicle is presented, the galley cart comprising a body comprising a right longitudinal portion, a left lateral portion, a rear portion disposed between the right and the left lateral portions on a rear side of the body, a door opening disposed between th

A galley cart for moving along an aisle of a vehicle is presented, the galley cart comprising a body comprising a right longitudinal portion, a left lateral portion, a rear portion disposed between the right and the left lateral portions on a rear side of the body, a door opening disposed between the right and the left lateral portions on a front side of the body, an upper portion disposed between the right and the left lateral portions, a lower portion disposed between the right and the left lateral portions, wheels attached to the lower portion for supporting the body, a door pivotally attached to the body and adapted to mate with the door opening and a locking mechanism operatively associated with the door for selectively securing the door to the body in a closed position thereof the upper portion of the cart comprising a peripheral frame including a plurality of container-supporting portions.

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1. A galley cart for moving along an aisle of a vehicle, the galley cart comprising: a body comprisinga right longitudinal portion;a left longitudinal portion;a rear transversal portion disposed between the right and the left longitudinal portions on a rear side of the body;a front transversal porti

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A galley cart for moving along an aisle of a vehicle, the galley cart comprising: a body comprisinga right longitudinal portion;a left longitudinal portion;a rear transversal portion disposed between the right and the left longitudinal portions on a rear side of the body;a front transversal portion disposed between the right and the left longitudinal portions on a front side of the body;a door opening disposed between the right and the left longitudinal portions on the front side of the body;an upper portion disposed between the right and the left longitudinal portions;a lower portion disposed between the right and the left longitudinal portions;wheels attached to the lower portion for supporting the body;a door pivotally attached to the body and adapted to selectively close the door opening; anda locking mechanism operatively associated with the door for selectively securing the door to the body in a closed position thereof, the upper portion of the cart comprising a peripheral frame includinga pair of longitudinal low support portions,a pair of transversal low support portions,a pair of longitudinal low contour portions, anda pair of transversal low contour portions defining a first container-supporting portion adapted to receive a first size container contained within the peripheral frame, the peripheral frame further includinga pair of longitudinal high support portions,a pair of transversal high support portions,a pair of longitudinal high contour portions, anda single transversal high contour portion defining a second container-supporting portion adapted to receive a second size container longitudinally extending over the peripheral frame. 2. The galley cart of claim 1, wherein the first container-supporting portion is transversally narrower than the second container-supporting portion. 3. The galley cart of claim 2, wherein the first container-supporting portion is vertically lower than the second container-supporting portion. 4. The galley cart of claim 2, wherein the plurality of container-supporting portions are substantially vertically superposed. 5. The galley cart of claim 2, wherein the first container-supporting portion is generally within the periphery of the second container-supporting portion. 6. The galley cart of claim 2, wherein the peripheral frame includes an hollowed portion therein generally disposed below the second container supporting portion. 7. The galley cart of claim 2, wherein the second container-supporting portion is adapted to receive therein a second size container that includes a length thereof that is longitudinally longer than the longitudinal length of the body. 8. The galley cart of claim 2, wherein the second container-supporting portion is adapted to secure therein a second size container in a position adjacent and parallel with the upper portion of the body and extending over the rear transversal portion of the body. 9. The galley cart of claim 1, wherein an uppermost portion of the peripheral frame is progressively merging down with a low support portion. 10. The galley cart of claim 1, wherein a sidewall of a second size container is substantially vertically aligned with a projection of a core of a longitudinal composite wall portion when the cart is used in conjunction with a second size container. 11. A peripheral frame for an upper portion of a galley cart for moving along an aisle of a vehicle, the galley cart comprising: a body comprisinga right longitudinal portion;a left longitudinal portion;a rear transversal portion disposed between the right and the left longitudinal portions on a rear side of the body; a front transversal portion disposed between the right and the left longitudinal portions on a front side of the body;a door opening disposed between the right and the left longitudinal portions on the front side of the body;an upper portion disposed between the right and the left longitudinal portions;a lower portion disposed between the right and the left longitudinal portions; wheels attached to the lower portion for supporting the body;a door pivotally attached to the body and adapted to selectively close the door opening; anda locking mechanism operatively associated with the door for selectively securing the door to the body in a closed position thereof, the peripheral frame of the cart comprisinga first container supporting portion includinga pair of low support portions and a pair of low contour portions along two transversal sides and two longitudinal sides of the peripheral frame, a second container supporting portion including a pair of high support portions along two transversal sides and two longitudinal sides of the peripheral frame, and a high contour portion along a front transversal side and two longitudinal sides of the peripheral frame, the first container supporting portion being adapted to secure therein a first size container, the second container supporting portion being adapted to secure therein a second size container larger than the first size container that is extending over a rear transversal side of the peripheral frame. 12. The peripheral frame of claim 11, wherein the first container-supporting portion is transversally narrower than the second container-supporting portion. 13. The peripheral frame of claim 12, wherein the first container-supporting portion is vertically lower than the second container-supporting portion. 14. The peripheral frame of claim 12, wherein the plurality of container-supporting portions are substantially vertically superposed. 15. The peripheral frame of claim 12, wherein the first container-supporting portion is generally within the periphery of the second container-supporting portion. 16. The peripheral frame of claim 12, wherein the peripheral frame includes an hollowed portion therein generally disposed below the second container supporting portion. 17. The peripheral frame of claim 12, wherein the second container-supporting portion is adapted to receive therein a second size container that includes a length thereof that is longitudinally longer than the longitudinal length of the body. 18. The peripheral frame of claim 12, wherein the second container-supporting portion is adapted to secure therein a second size container in a position adjacent and parallel with the upper portion of the body and extending over the rear transversal portion of the body. 19. The peripheral frame of claim 11, wherein an uppermost portion of the peripheral frame is progressively merging down with a low support portion. 20. The peripheral frame of claim 11, wherein a sidewall of a second size container is substantially vertically aligned with a projection of a core of a longitudinal composite wall portion when the cart is used in conjunction with a second size container.