Patent ID: 9096095
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B60B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An article handling apparatus, including: a frame; a plurality of wheels attached to said frame, for movement of said frame over a substrate surface; an article support operatively connected to said frame; at least one stabilising leg deployable from said frame, each stabilising leg including a roller at an extremity thereof; a plurality of actuating mechanisms for movement of said article support and said at least one stabilising leg; a controller that is configured to output control signals when actuated by a user to enable the user to selectively control movement and operation of said actuating mechanisms between: a first configuration in which said frame may be moved over said substrate surface, wherein said article support is positioned substantially over said frame, and wherein said at least one stabilising leg is in a retracted position and not contacting said substrate surface; and, a second configuration, in which said article may be received onto or unloaded from said article support, wherein said article support protrudes from said frame, and wherein said roller on said at least one stabilising leg contacts said substrate surface, whereby, in said second configuration, as said user controls the movement of said article via said controller, said actuating mechanisms operate to move said article support whilst said stabilising leg(s) simultaneously move relative to the frame, and travel on said wheels over said substrate surface to stabilise said apparatus.