Patent ID: 9220943
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A portable platform capable of alternating between a sliding mode and a stationary mode, said platform comprising: (a) a main body having a top side for supporting one or more objects to be slid substantially parallel to a ground, and a bottom side configured to be exposed to the ground; (b) a set of first pads comprising one or more first pads extending from said bottom side and capable of engaging the ground; said set of first pads capable of supporting a weight of said platform and said one or more objects; (c) a set of second pads comprising one or more second pads capable of being extended from said bottom side of said main body and past said set of first pads; (d) wherein said set of second pads is capable of being held in a position past said set of first pads and engaging the ground instead of said set of first pads; (e) wherein said set of second pads is capable of supporting the weight of said platform and said one or more objects; (f) wherein said set of second pads is also capable of being retracted toward said main body of said platform and held in a retracted position such that said set of first pads engage the ground instead of set of said second pads; and (g) wherein one of said sets of pads has a low-friction surface for engaging the ground, and wherein the other of said sets of pads has a high-friction surface for engaging the ground.