Patent ID: 8596671

Claim:
A multi-functional, collapsible wheeled apparatus, comprising: a generally rectangular base, the base having a longer dimension representing sides thereof and a shorter dimension representing a front and rear thereof, the base having an upper surface and a lower surface, a pair of leaves, each leaf pivotally connected along its lower end to a corresponding side of the base in opposite relation thereof by a plurality of horizontally arranged hinges located along the edge at the base upper surface, a pair of gates, each gate in facing relation to each other at the front and rear of the base, a side of a front gate pivotally connected to a front side of one of the leaves by a plurality of vertical hinges so that the front gate is configured to swing inward to its connected leaf and outward to be secured to the opposite leaf so as to form a front side when the apparatus is placed in a cart mode, a side of a rear gate pivotally connected to a rear side of the other leaf by a plurality of vertical hinges so that the rear gate is configured to swing inward to its connected leaf and outward to be secured to the opposite leaf so as to form a rear side when the apparatus is placed in the cart mode, a handle subassembly attached to the base, a leg subassembly attached to the base, and a single pair of wheels connected to the leg subassembly, wherein the apparatus is configurable in the cart mode, a table mode with the gates and leaves oriented in a flat horizontal plane, a dolly mode with the leaves and gates connected to form a cart but with the leg subassembly lowered closer to the ground relative to the cart mode, and a stowage mode where the leaves and gates collapse into the base, the handle subassembly retracts into the base and the leg subassembly collapses up into the lower surface of the base with the pair of wheels removed.