Patent ID: 7891675

Claim:
Apparatus selectively configurable as a pallet or dolly, comprising: a body having ground wheels; a support structure for one or more crates or other containers holding products to be carried by the apparatus; at least one ground engageable member and a releasable latch to hold the at least one ground engageable member in a retracted position, wherein the releasable latch includes at least one first formation associated with the body co-operable with at least one second formation associated with the support structure, and wherein the at least one ground engageable member is fixed to the support structure to form an assembly with the support structure that is mounted to the body for vertical movement of the assembly relative to the body between the retracted position, in which the apparatus is configured as a dolly freely moveable on a ground surface via the ground wheels, and a relatively downwardly extended position, in which the at least one ground engageable member engages an underlying ground surface at a predetermined location to stabilize the apparatus against movement from the location on the ground wheels such that the assembly forms a pallet support for the one or more crates or other containers; and at least one transverse opening in the at least one ground engageable member to receive at least one fork of a lifting device for lifting the apparatus with the at least one ground engageable member resting on the at least one fork, thereby lifting the support structure allowing the releasable latch to slide the at least one first formation with respect to the at least one second formation for release and engagement of the releasable latch and facilitating transport of the apparatus.