Patent ID: 7389996

Claim:
A dolly for moving a bendable roll of material, including a roll of 12 foot length, and for facilitating the bending of the roll, including: a) a primary section capable of supporting a first portion of said roll at several locations along its length which first portion is at least 7 feet in length, said primary section having first and second ends, and having ground-engaging wheels adjacent each of said ends; b) a stop member at the first end of said primary section and adapted to limit lengthwise movement of the roll along said primary section, c) a secondary section pivotally connected to the second end of said primary section and having side members connected by cross members capable of supporting a second portion of said roll which is at least one-third the length of a 12 foot roll, said secondary section being pivotally movable relative to the primary section between: 1) a lowered position, in which the secondary section provides a longitudinal extension of the primary section, 2) a raised position, such that a bendable roll resting on both sections of the dolly may be bent at a central area by lifting the secondary section from the lowered to the raised position while applying downwards force to said central area, with the secondary section providing leverage for bending the roll, and 3) a stored position wherein the secondary section is folded flat on top of the primary section to reduce the overall length of the dolly for storage; and d) a tension element for connecting the primary and secondary sections to hold the secondary section in said raised condition.