Patent ID: 7950675

Claim:
A cargo carrier for movably supporting cargo, said cargo carrier comprising: a frame configured to support cargo at said cargo carrier; at least three wheels at each side of said frame, each of said wheels being rotatably mounted to a respective support arm, said wheels being independently mounted to the respective support arms with no common axle extending across said frame and associated with corresponding wheels at opposite sides of said cargo carrier; and said support arms being pivotally mounted at respective sides of said frame and being independently pivotable relative to said frame to adjust both the height and tilt of said frame relative to a support surface, said cargo carrier being readily adapted to position said frame at (a) a plurality of lower travel positions in which each of said at least three wheels at each side of said frame supports at least a portion of said frame on the support surface as the cargo carrier travels along the support surface and (b) a plurality raised travel positions in which at least one of said wheels at each side of said frame is raised above the support surface relative to the others of said wheels as the cargo carrier travels along the support surface.