Patent ID: 7287777

Claim:
A collapsible, hand-operated hauling device for hauling items, comprising: a bed having a top surface structured for supporting transportable items, said bed comprising two or more sections that are joined together in a manner enabling the sections to be folded together in a collapsed state of said hauling device, each said section having a top surface which, in combination, form said top surface of said bed for receiving and supporting transportable items; at least one handle secured to said bed in a manner enabling said at least one handle to be folded together with said bed into a collapsed state; a wheel assembly secured to said bed at a position generally opposite said at least one handle; and at least one positioning mechanism secured to one of said sections of said bed and positioned to contact said top surface of the adjoining section and span said top surface of said bed between said adjoining sections of said bed when the hauling device is in a non-collapsed state to securely position and maintain said adjoining sections in adjacent alignment when in a non-collapsed state.