Patent ID: 6880837

Claim:
A dolly for moving an article of furniture, comprising: a support surface for one end of an article of furniture and for major side portions of the said article adjoining said one end; upstanding members partially surrounding said support surface for locating the article in position on said support surface, said upstanding members including an upstanding end member for positively locating said one end of the article on the support surface and upstanding side members having portions thereof for locating sides of the article, said support surface and side members being rigidly connected together and defining an open end opposite said end member, so that said open end allows the dolly to be slid underneath the article when the article is tilted until said end member engages said one end of the article, whereby said support surface is located under a major end portion of the article; a pair of side wheels each mounted on a fixed axle which is generally perpendicular to said side members and is located outside of said portions of said side members which can locate a side of said article and adjacent said open end of the dolly; said side members each including an inner side member portion for locating the sides of said article and an outer side member, said outer side members diverging towards the open end of the dolly and serving to guide the dolly through narrow spaces, said side wheels being mounted between said inner side member portions and said outer side members, and a caster wheel mounted by means of a bracket extending outside the said end member; and wherein said axles of the side wheels are higher than said support surface.