BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention generally relates to a cart system for transporting objects over soft and hard surfaces. More specifically, the present invention relates to the cart system for transporting objects, such as beach equipment, over varied terrain including soft or hard surfaces such as sand, mud, snow, concrete, brick, cobblestone or asphalt.

2. Description of the Related Art

Several designs for cart systems have been designed in the past. None of them, however, include, a beach cart system comprising a wagon with removable wheels and a central hinge, and a sled with edge mounted eyelets for securing an elastomeric tether. It is known that people when on an outing to a beach usually carry many objects or items from their cars to a selected location on the beach. The objects may include, but not limited to, umbrella, ice chest, swimming gear, towels, chairs, books or magazines, food items, sunscreen and so on. Generally, people use carriers, such as wagons or carts to reduce the number of trips back and forth from their cars to the beach. As known, wagons are suitable for use on hard or paved surfaces, but not for use in sand or other loose soils. The wagons and other wheeled carts frequently become bogged down and difficult to move, or turn over, spilling beach gear, food and beverages onto the ground. In order to carry or transport the objects over soft surfaces such as sand or mud, people prefer to use a sled.

Applicant believes that a related reference corresponds to U.S. Pat. No. 6,543,800 for a transportation apparatus for transporting personal items. Applicant believes another related reference corresponds to U.S. Pat. No. 10,099,713 for a beach sled for transporting items over beach surfaces. None of these references, however, teach of a cart system with a wagon with removable wheels and a sled which allow for both soft and hard surfaces to be traveled along while transporting items.

Although the apparatuses or beach sleds discussed above are capable of transporting the objects over the hard and soft surfaces, they have several problems. For example, when the sled is being used, the user has to carry the wagon. Due to the shape and size of the wagon, it is difficult to carry the wagon. Further, existing apparatuses disclose a complex mechanism to couple the sled to the wagon or cart, making it difficult for the user to mount or demount sled to the wagon when he/she has to shift between hard and soft surface for transporting the objects.

Therefore, there is a need for an apparatus that is simple, easy to mount and demount and capable of transporting objects, such as beach equipment, over varied terrain having soft and hard surfaces such as sand, mud, snow, concrete, brick, cobblestone and asphalt.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a cart system for transporting objects over soft and hard surfaces and that avoids the drawback of known beach carts and/or beach sleds.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a cart system, which is an assembly of a cart and a sled. The sled is used for transporting objects over soft surfaces, and the sled is placed over the cart for transporting objects over hard surfaces. The cart might indicate a carrier or wagon.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a cart system that can easily be folded for ease of carrying and transportation of the cart system.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a cart system that can easily be folded for ease of storage when not in use.

Features and advantages of the subject matter hereof will become more apparent in light of the following detailed description of selected embodiments, as illustrated in the accompanying Figures. As will be realized, the subject matter disclosed is capable of modifications in various respects, all without departing from the scope of the subject matter. Accordingly, the drawings and the description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature.

