Patent ID: 8840055

Claim:
A motorized roller apparatus for assisting in the selective rolling up of an at least one rolled object, the apparatus comprising: a chassis having a front end, an opposing spaced apart rear end, and two laterally opposed spaced apart sides; the chassis providing an at least one rear rolling member rotatably engaged proximal the rear end and configured for being in rolling contact with the surface on which the rolled object is positioned for enabling the apparatus to travel across the surface in a desired direction; the chassis providing an at least one front rolling member rotatably engaged proximal the front end, a distance above the surface on which the rolled object is positioned, and configured for being selectively positioned in rolling contact with the rolled object; a motor positioned within the chassis and interconnected with the rear rolling member for driving selective rotation of the rear rolling member; and an elongate handle portion engaged with the chassis and configured for allowing a user to operate and steer the apparatus; whereby, during use of the apparatus, with the rear rolling member positioned in rolling contact with the surface on which the rolled object is positioned and the front rolling member positioned in rolling contact with the rolled object itself, the rear rolling member is capable of rotating in a forward direction toward the rolled object while the front rolling member rotates in an opposing backward direction against the rolled object, thereby causing the rolled object to roll in a forward direction while rolling itself up.