Container for transporting beach supplies

Abstract

A container for transporting beach supplies includes a container body, a handle and wheel assembly. The body includes a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, a front wall, and a curved rear wall defining a chamber that is open at its upper end. A top wall is removably connected with the side, front or rear walls, and is movable between a closed position and an open position. The handle is attached to the front, side or bottom walls of the body, and the wheel assembly includes at least one wheel that is connected with the body.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A container for transporting beach supplies comprising:
 (a) a container body including:
 (1) a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, a front wall, and a curved rear wall defining a chamber that is open at its upper end; and 
 (2) a top wall removably connected with at least one of said side, front and rear walls, said top wall being movable between a closed position and an open position; 
   (b) a handle connected with one of said front, side and bottom walls; and   (c) a wheel assembly including at least one wheel connected with said container body.   
     
     
         2 . A container as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said top wall includes a mesh covering connected with said front, rear and side walls. 
     
     
         3 . A container as defined in  claim 2 , wherein said side walls each contain a side edge recess located at an interface between said side wall and said curved rear wall, said wheel assembly including a pair of parallel spaced wheels arranged within said recesses. 
     
     
         4 . A container as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said wheel assembly includes:
 (1) a pair of parallel spaced rotatable arms pivotable between first and second positions, each having:
 i. a first end connected with a side wall; 
 ii. a pair of side edges configured for alignment with an interface between one of said side walls and said curved rear wall when said rotatable arms are in their first position; and 
 iii. a second end; and 
   (2) a wheel connected with each said rotatable arm second end.   
     
     
         5 . A container as defined in  claim 4 , wherein each rotatable arm second end is configured at an angle relative to said first end to arrange said second end within a width of said container body. 
     
     
         6 . A container as defined in  claim 5 , wherein said rotatable arms first and second positions are normal to said bottom wall. 
     
     
         7 . A container as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said top wall includes:
 i. a rigid wall lower edge rotatably connected with an edge of said rear wall for pivoting said top wall between an open and closed position; and   ii. a latch arranged at an upper edge of said top wall for securing said top wall with said front wall.   
     
     
         8 . A container as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said top wall includes:
 i. a flexible shell containing a central opening connected with said front, rear and side walls; and   ii. a mechanism for closing said central opening.   
     
     
         9 . A container as defined in  claim 8 , wherein said mechanism comprises a zipper. 
     
     
         10 . A container as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said top wall includes a first wall portion integrally connected with said curved rear wall and a portion of said side walls and a second wall portion removably connected with one of said side walls, said front wall and said first wall portion. 
     
     
         11 . A container as defined in  claim 10 , wherein said top wall second wall portion is connected via buckles. 
     
     
         12 . A container as defined in  claim 11 , wherein said wheel assembly is connected with said top wall first wall portion. 
     
     
         13 . A container as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said handle extends outwardly from one of said front wall, said bottom wall and an interface between said front and bottom wall. 
     
     
         14 . A container as defined in  claim 13 , wherein said wheel assembly is connected with one of said top wall, said rear wall and the interface between said top and rear wall. 
     
     
         15 . A container as defined in  claim 1 , and further comprising one of a hook and a retainer web mounted on at least one of said side walls.