Patent ID: 8096566

Claim:
A load transporting apparatus comprising: a platform made from a strong and collapsible material; a receiving member coupled to the platform; a first side of the platform onto which a load is receivable; and a plurality of ball casters attached to a second side of the platform, each ball caster including a housing, the housing having a plurality of cutouts, a center ball protruding from a first cutout of the housing, and at least three surrounding balls, each surrounding ball protruding from a corresponding cutout from the plurality of cutouts, each corresponding cutout being located on a side of the housing; wherein at least one of the center ball and the surrounding balls remain in contact with a ground surface when the housing is rotated to any degree; and wherein the plurality of ball casters are arranged with density such that contact between the platform and the ground surface is prevented while the platform is pulled along the ground surface.