Patent ID: 8789836

Claim:
A two wheeled carrier for a container, the carrier comprising: two wheels mounted to rotate about a common axis; an elongated axle member connecting the wheels and extending along the common axis; a handle member configured for enabling a user to both move and lift the wheeled carrier with the container, with the axle member being engaged with the handle member; a container support member coupled with the axle member, the container support member being configured to support a container in a position directly on the axle member with the axle member directly supporting substantially the full weight of the container on the two wheels; the handle member comprises two elongated strut members each having two ends with one end of each strut member being engaged with the axle member and extending away therefrom and the other end of each strut member being engaged with a handle gripping element, the handle gripping element coupled to the struts and extending in a substantially horizontal plane parallel to the support member and over the container; the container has a center of gravity and the handle gripping element has a hand gripping portion for being grasped by a human hand which is configured to be directly above the center of gravity of the container, supported by the container support member, with the container being carryable by the handle without tipping of the container; the container support member includes a portion thereof which extends away from the axle member and is configured to engage a full base of the container and wherein the extending portion of the container support member is foldable onto the strut members for storage of the wheeled carrier; and wherein the strut members are configured for elongation, during use of the carrier and shortening for the storage of the wheeled carrier; and the extending portion of the container support member is configured to rest on a floor or ground and to hold the container parallel to the ground.