Patent ID: 9730849
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61G

Claim:
1. A method of transporting an object, comprising: positioning a transfer device adjacent a support surface for the object, the transfer device having a base and a table assembly movable between a home position over the base and an extended position to a side of the base, the 5 table assembly further having separable upper and lower tables; adjusting a height of the table assembly to a height of the support surface; moving the table assembly toward the extended position with the upper and lower tables in forcible contact to place the table assembly underneath the object but resting upon the support surface, while keeping the base stationary; separating the upper and lower tables with the table assembly in the extended position to lift the object above the support surface on the upper table while the lower table remains resting upon the support surface; and moving the table assembly back toward the home position while supporting the object on the upper table and keeping the upper and lower tables separated wherein the extended position is a first extended position to a first side of the base, and further comprising moving the table assembly toward a second extended position to a second side of the base opposite the first side, while supporting the object on the upper table and keeping the upper and lower tables separated.