Patent ID: 7112028

Claim:
A dolly for selectively lifting and transporting a device mounted on a stand, the dolly comprising: a first platform comprising a first end adapted to be secured to a stand, a second end, and a connecting member extending between said first end and said second end, said first platform including a first wheel system; a second platform comprising a first end adapted to be secured to the stand, a second end, and a connecting member extending between said first end and said second end of said second platform, said second platform including a second wheel system; an actuation portion operatively associated with said first and second platforms for reversibly moving said first and second platforms relative to one another between a lowering position and a locked lifting position; and a latch mechanism for locking said first and second platforms in the lifting position, wherein a first application of downward pressure to said actuation portion automatically shifts said first and second platforms from the lowering position to the locked lifting position, in which said first and second wheel systems are placed in contact with the ground and the stand is raised in spaced relation to the ground, and wherein a subsequent second application of downward pressure to said actuation portion automatically shifts said first and second platforms from the locked lifting position into the lowering position, in which the stand rests on the ground and supports said first and second wheel systems in spaced relation to the ground.