Patent ID: 8713730

Claim:
A transport device, comprising: an upper panel assembly having an upper panel proximal end and an upper panel distal end; a lower panel assembly, having a lower panel proximal end and a lower panel distal end, detachably joined to the upper panel assembly by one or more latch assemblies and one or more hinge assemblies, the lower panel assembly having a length less than a length of the upper panel assembly, so that the lower panel assembly is latched in a closed position by the latch assembly when the latch assembly is latched, and is free to pivot about the hinge assembly to an open position when the latch is released; an upper moveable belt wrapped about the upper panel assembly, the upper moveable belt driven by an upper drive assembly secured to the upper panel proximal end; and a lower moveable belt wrapped about the lower panel assembly, the lower moveable belt driven by a lower drive assembly secured to the lower panel proximal end, the upper moveable belt and the lower moveable belt counter-rotate relative to one another.