Patent ID: 7935040

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a handle device having a handle; and a base having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface; and wherein the handle device is connected to the base so that the handle device can be placed in a first state in which the handle is temporarily fixed at a position which is closer to the top surface of the base than the bottom surface of the base, and so that the handle device can be placed in a second state in which the handle is temporarily fixed at a position which is closer to the bottom surface of the base than the top surface of the base; and further comprising one or more wheels which protrude outward from the bottom surface of the base in the second state but which do not protrude outward from the top surface of the base in the first state; wherein the handle in the second state overlaps the bottom surface of the base and is substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the base; the handle device is connected to the base so that the handle device is adapted to rotate with respect to the base in order to change the handle device from the first state to the second state; the base has a slot and the handle device has an axle; and further comprising means for fixing the axle at a position within the slot, and for allowing the axle to move from one position to another position within the slot; wherein the axle, when not fixed at a position within the slot, can be moved to different positions within the slot to move the handle device without rotating the handle device; and wherein when the axle is fixed at a position within the slot, the handle device can be rotated about the axle.