Patent ID: 7389997

Claim:
A combined desk and article carrier assembly adapted for three modes of operation, including a first collapsed mode for both storage and mobility, a second semi-collapsed mode for transporting at least one article and for serving as a work desk in an expanded, third mode, the assembly comprising: a frame having upper and lower ends, the lower end having wheels and the upper end of the frame, including a handle upwardly telescopical relative thereto for facilitating the mobility of the frame on the wheels thereof; an article support shelf pivotally connected to a first side of the frame near the lower end thereof and adapted to pivot outwardly and downwardly away from the first side of the frame to a generally horizontal position for supporting at least one article placed thereon in the second mode; a desk-top shelf pivotally connected to a second, opposite side of the frame near a top end thereof and adapted to pivot outwardly and upwardly to a generally horizontal position to form a work desk in the third mode; and a deployable foot support pivotally connected to, and adapted to deploy outwardly from, the second side of the frame near a bottom end thereof and pivotally connected to a telescoping strut attached to the desk-top shelf for providing support thereto in the third mode of operation.