Utility transport wagon for mobility scooter or mobility device

Abstract

The invention provides a utility transport wagon to be used with mobility scooters or other mobility device designed to carry cargo or children passengers, and a hitch system to adapt a mobility scooter or power chair to tow the wagon. The body is canopied and the floor is molded to form two seats at each end of the wagon. Located at each end of the wagon floor is a hinged backrest that folds flush with the floor when not in use. The canopy is supported by four collapsible or telescoping poles, these poles fitting into cylindrical openings at each top corner of the Wagon's sides. The poles collapse into the openings when not in use. The front wheels of the Wagon are mounted on each end of a pivoting, steering axle.

1 . A mobility vehicle utility wagon device to carry cargo or children passengers, and a hitch system to adapt a mobility scooter or power chair to tow the wagon comprising an essentially rectangular wagon body having a floor and fours sides, four wheels, and the body of the device is produced in tough and durable, UV-resistant injection-molded thermoplastic, and wherein two hinged backrests fold flush with the floor when not in use is located at each end of the wagon floor, and the floor is molded to form two seats at each end of the wagon. 
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1  further comprising nylon seatbelts, wherein the seatbelts are threaded through the backrest, and when the backrest is closed and sealed, the seatbelts are concealed under the backrest. 
     
     
         3 . The device of claim further comprising a canopy comprising a durable, weatherproof synthetic material, and is supported by four collapsible or telescoping poles, these poles fitting into cylindrical openings at each top corner of the sides of the wagon, and wherein the poles collapse into the openings when not in use. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3  wherein one side wall comprises a latching, hinged door and a storage compartment under the door for storing the canopy. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 3  further comprising molded cup-holders located between the two seats. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 3  further comprising the four wheels comprising four tires fabricated of rubber. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the front wheels of the wagon are mounted on each end of a pivoting, steering axle. 
     
     
         8 . The device of claim further comprising a mounting apparatus comprising bail-type, D-ring towing, yoke, wherein the yoke is mounted at the lower front-center of the wagon body and the yoke equipped to swing up and down, and fitted with a straight towing bar that extends straight forward from the center of the D-ring bail, then terminates in a 90-degree downturn, wherein this fitting fits into a drilled hole in a receiver plate of a hitch, the hitch being mounted on the rear of the scooter, where a towbar is secured by a retaining pin. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8  wherein the mounting apparatus is built of steel base plates and bolts, these bolting mounted onto the center rear of the mobility device chassis, or bumper, and supports a step-down, double-90 degree angle-iron towing bracket, the horizontally extending base of which bears the pre-drilled hole for receiving the terminal end of the towbar.