Cleaning cart

Abstract

The cart comprises a platform supported on wheels. A plurality of vertical supports support a frame member at a spaced distance from the platform. The frame member defines a first opening disposed over a compartment. A door closes the opening to allow a user to isolate the compartment from the external environment. The door pivots from the closed position to the open position about two axes such that the door can be opened and the compartment accessed from different positions around the cart. In one open position the door is stopped in an upstanding, substantially vertical position such that the door is easily opened and closed. In a second open position the door extends downward against the side of the cart such that the door does not obstruct access to the compartment.

1 . A cart comprising:
 a frame supported on at least one wheel, said frame defining an opening;   a compartment communicating with said opening;   a door movable between a closed position in which said door is disposed over said opening and a first open position and a second open position, said door pivoting about a first axis as it moves between said closed position and said first open position and said door pivoting about a second axis as it moves between said closed position and said second open position.   
   
   
       2 . The cart of  claim 1  further including a platform and a vertical support supporting said frame. 
   
   
       3 . The cart of  claim 1  wherein said opening is disposed over said compartment. 
   
   
       4 . The cart of  claim 1  wherein said first axis is perpendicular to said second axis. 
   
   
       5 . The cart of  claim 1  wherein said door is supported on a movable frame such that the door can pivot relative to the movable frame. 
   
   
       6 . The cart of  claim 5  wherein said movable frame pivots about the first axis relative to the frame. 
   
   
       7 . The cart of  claim 6  wherein said movable frame includes a first pin and a second pin, said first pin and said second pin being inserted in a first hole and a second hole formed in the frame such that the first pin and the second pin rotate in the first hole and second hole. 
   
   
       8 . The cart of  claim 5  wherein one edge of the door is pivotably connected to said movable frame such that the door pivots about said second axis. 
   
   
       9 . The cart of  claim 1  wherein upon rotation of said movable frame about said first axis to said first open position, said door is in a substantially vertical orientation in said first open position. 
   
   
       10 . The cart of  claim 1  wherein the door remains in the first open position and second open position unless a force is applied to the door to close the door. 
   
   
       11 . The cart of  claim 1  further including a hand grab on said door to allow the user to grasp an edge of said door. 
   
   
       12 . The cart of  claim 5  further including a hand grab on said movable frame to allow the user to grasp said movable frame. 
   
   
       13 . The cart of  claim 1  wherein said door is suspended downwardly from said frame in said second open position.