US 11,987,279 B2
Single user loader
Paul Samaniego, Port Ewen, NY (US); Oswald J. Mantilla, Dutchess, NY (US); and Jeannette Bender, Highland, NY (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/373,843.
Prior Publication US 2023/0013154 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. B62B 3/00 (2006.01); B62B 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62B 3/00 (2013.01) [B62B 5/0003 (2013.01); B62B 2202/10 (2013.01); B62B 2501/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a platform configured to receive placement of a load;
wheels disposed at locations of the platform; and
a dolly mechanism disposed in a cavity formed in the platform, sidewalls of the platform housing the cavity, wherein the cavity of the platform is configured to receive a lift deck of a lifting mechanism, wherein the dolly mechanism comprises an arrangement of dolly wheels, such that at least one of the dolly wheels is configured to be positioned above the lift deck of the lifting mechanism and at least another one of the dolly wheels is configured to be positioned below the lift deck.