Patent ID: 6152460
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
A slidable load carrying device, comprising:container having a bottom panel, a front panel extending upwardly from said bottom panel, a rear panel extending upwardly from said bottom panel, and a pair of side panels extending between said front and rear panels;said front panel of said container being substantially solid and having a pair of holes extending therethrough;said bottom panel of said container having upper and lower surfaces;a pair of elongate spaced apart runners being coupled to said lower surface of said bottom panel, said runners being adapted for sliding along a ground surface;said front and rear panels of said container being oriented substantially perpendicular to said bottom panel of said container, said side panels of said container being oriented substantially perpendicular to said bottom panel of said container;said rear panel of said container having opposite upper and lower cross members and opposite first and second cross members extending between said upper and lower cross members of said rear panel, said lower cross member being positioned towards said bottom panel of said container,said rear panel having a plurality of vertical members extending between said upper and lower cross members of said rear panel of said container;said rear panel having a plurality of horizontal members extending between said first and second cross members of said rear panel of said container;each of said side panels having a plurality of vertical members extending between said upper and lower cross members of said side panels of said container;each of said side panels having a plurality of horizontal members extending between said forward and rear cross members of said side panels of said container;said upper cross members of said rear and side panels and an upper edge of said front panel lie on a common plane;each of said runners having opposite front and rear ends and a longitudinal axis extending between said ends of said runners, each of said runners having an upwardly curving front portion being positioned towards said front end of said runner and being adapted for helping said runner slide over protrusions extending from the ground surface, said front end of each of said runners being rounded, said rear end of each of said runners being rounded, said front end of each of said runners curving towards said bottom panel, said rear end of each of said runners curving towards said bottom panel;said front panel of said container being pivotally coupled to said bottom panel, said back panel being pivotally coupled to said bottom panel, said side panels being pivotally coupled to said bottom panel; andsaid front and rear panels of said container being positionable between a deployed position and a retracted position, said front and rear panels being oriented generally perpendicular to said bottom panel of said container when in said deployed position, said front and rear panels being oriented generally parallel said bottom panel of said container when in said retracted position, said side panels of said container being positionable between a deployed position and a retracted position, said side panels being oriented substantially perpendicular to said bottom panel of said container when in said deployed position, said side panels being oriented generally parallel said bottom panel of said container when in said retracted position.