Bridge apparatus

Abstract

The invention comprises a bridge apparatus for connecting two drywall carts together spaced with a front rear relation to one another for supporting materials on the bridge, said bridge apparatus having two identical bridge sections with the bridge sections detachably fixed connection to one another at their one ends and pivotally connected at their outer ends to the drywall carts wherein said drywall carts each have plurality of wheels mounted to the carts in a manner that the carts and bridge apparatus roll on their wheels in a variety of different directions as a single unit.

1 . A bridge apparatus for connecting two drywall carts together spaced with a front rear relation to one another for supporting materials on the bridge, said bridge apparatus having two identical and interchangable bridge sections with the bridge sections in detachably fixed connection to one another at their one ends and pivotally connected at the others ends to the drywall carts wherein said drywall carts each have pair of wheels mounted to the carts in a manner that the carts and bridge apparatus may roll on their wheels in a variety of different directions as a single unit.  
   
   
       2 . A bridge apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the detachable connection of the bridge member to one another is provided by a pair of pins on one of the bridge members and a pair of eyelets on the other bridge member and the pins may be inserted into the eyelets when the bridge member have been raised to an angular position adjacent to one another, one of the bridge members has a flange which engages the other bridge member as the bridge members are lowered on their pivotal connection to a horizontal position with the flange locking them in fixed relation when locking them horizontal, said bridge members have abutting inner edges when horizontal to prevent their pivoting to an angular position below horizontal.  
   
   
       3 . A horizontal bridge apparatus for connecting two upstanding drywall carts together for supporting materials on the bridge, said bridge having several bridge sections detachably connected together in a manner that the sections may move upward from horizontal relation but are fixed from moving downward relative to one another, said drywall carts each having at least one wheel so that when connected together by the bridge sections they become a single mobile unit where by the carts and bridge apparatus may be rolled on a horizontal surface in various directions.  
   
   
       4 . A bridge apparatus for connecting two drywall carts together wherein each drywall cart has a pair of upstanding posts to serve as front and rear posts for the apparatus, said bridge apparatus comprising an elongated bridge frame means, said frame means having front and rear attachment means at its front and rear ends with one of said drywall carts front posts attached to the front attachment means of the bridge attachment means, said other drywall cart having rear posts with said rear posts attached to the rear attachment means of the bridge frame means.  
   
   
       5 . A bridge apparatus according to  claim 4  wherein said bridge frame means is formed in two sections detachable connected to one another whereby the bridge frame means may be separated for easy storage.  
   
   
       6 . A bridge apparatus according to  claim 4  wherein said bridge frame means is formed in two identical sections detachable connected to one another with said connection whereby each of the sections has a pin and an eyelet to provide a means of attaching whereby the sections will initially be elevated at a angle to one another for insertion of the pins into the eyelets with said sections having flange means engaging one another when the sections are lowered after insertion with the flange means engaging one another to provide a locked rigid relation of the two sections when lowered into horizontal relation to one another.  
   
   
       7 . An elongated rectangular frame formed of two elongated sections joined together at their inner ends in a manner that they may be attached together while positioned at an angle in length to one another, said sections may be pivoted downward and have butting edges which abut one another when the two sections have pivoted to a horizontal straight-line position relative to one another, with the abutting edges preventing the sections from traveling below their straight-line horizontal position relative to one another, said sections having means at their outer ends to detachably engage a pair of drywall carts for use with the drywall carts as a unitary structure.