A cart for securing an transporting audiovisual equipment comprises two pairs of leg assemblies wherein each leg assembly is parallel and faces the other leg assembly. Each pair of legs further comprises individual legs secured to one another. Each leg has a bottom end, a top end, and an outer wall. In one embodiment, at least one of the legs has a hollow channel extending through at least on hollow leg. The hollow leg also comprises at least one aperture extending through the outer wall of the leg and communicating with the hollow channel. A top shelf is removably mounted at the top end of the legs and may also comprise at least one aperture near a corner of the shelf which communicates with the channel in the hollow leg. In an embodiment, the cart further comprises a utility shelf having a first and second portion, each portion pivotally connected to a connecting member at the bottom end of the legs and having a first open position and a second closed position to provide a flat lower storage space in the second closed position.