Business machine cart with trunk loading attachment

摘要

A cart for use in transporting and demonstrating business machines and the like, the cart comprising a wheel section and a handle section each having spaced apart pairs of track forming frame members along which a carriage for mounting a business machine is adapted to travel from a transport position in which the carriage lies adjacent the lower end of the wheel section to a demonstration position adjacent the upper end of the handle section which is curved to permit the upper end of the handle section to be seated on the top of a desk, the handle section mounting spring assist means in the form of a spiral spring the end of which is operatively connected to the carriage to counterbalance the weight of the business machine as the cart is moved from one position to the other, the cart having a detachable support leg which, in its position of use, converts the cart into a free-standing demonstration stand, a trunk loading attachment also being provided, the attachment comprising a track forming frame extension adapted to be connected to the upper end of the handle section and a base plate adapted to be positioned in the trunk, the base plate mounting an adjustable support which pivotally receives the frame extension, the frame extension being pivotal about the support to deposit the carriage in the trunk, whereupon the frame extension is detached from the remainder of the cart and lowered onto the base plate.