Patent ID: 7946639

Claim:
A server system lifting device, comprising: a bearing area foldable at a midline, wherein the bearing area includes a front portion and a rear portion that are defined by the midline; and a plurality of handles coupled to the bearing area, the plurality of handles including two front handles coupled to opposite sides of the front portion of the bearing area and two rear handles coupled to opposite sides of the rear portion of the bearing area, wherein the midline extends between the opposite sides and the midline enables either the front portion of the bearing area to fold away from the rear portion of the bearing area or the rear portion of the bearing area to fold away from the front portion of the bearing area; wherein the bearing area includes: a width greater than or equal to a width of a server system chassis; and a length such that the two front handles are forward of a center of gravity of the server system chassis, and the two rear handles are posterior to the center of gravity of the server system chassis, when the midline is approximately aligned with the center of gravity of the server system chassis, wherein one of the front portion and the rear portion is able to physically support the server system chassis when the other one of the front portion and the rear portion is folded down and away from the server system chassis.