Patent ID: 9701441
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A47F,B65D

Claim:
1. A mobile platform comprising: a rectangular base including four corners and having an upper surface and a bottom surface; first and second opposed end walls and first and second opposed side walls extending upward from the upper surface along a perimeter of the base; a plurality of support ribs projecting upwardly from the upper surface of the base; bosses extending downward from the bottom surface proximate each of a first corner, a second corner, a third corner and a fourth corner for supporting one of removable wheels and casters; and, a first stationary rail spaced from a first side of the base so that the boss in the first corner and the boss in the second corner are between the first side of the base and the first rail, and the first rail extending downward from the bottom surface further than the boss in the first corner and the boss in the second corner, and a second stationary rail spaced from a second side of the base opposed to the first side of the base so that the boss in the third corner and the boss in the fourth corner are between the second side of the base and the second rail, and the second rail extending downward from the bottom surface further than the boss in the third corner and the boss in the fourth corner, and wherein the first rail and second rail are configured to act as bumpers to guide forklift tines into a space between the rails.