A support device for moving an item on a surface. A main body includes a panel and a sidewall. A handle assembly engages the main body and includes a first transportation mechanism. The support device includes a resistance portion on the main body for engaging a surface and resisting movement of the support device when in a resistive mode. The handle mechanism lowers the first transportation mechanism to engage the surface and disengage the resistance portion from the surface in a transportive mode to encourage movement of the support device and the item supported thereon.
1. A support device comprising:
a main body having a panel and a sidewall extending therefrom, the main body further having a resistance portion adapted to provide resistance to movement in at least one direction when in contact with a surface;
a handle assembly partially disposed within the main body, the handle assembly comprising a lever and a first transportation mechanism, the lever having a first portion substantially interior to the main body and hingedly attached to the main body such that the first transportation mechanism is between the hinged attachment and a second portion of the lever substantially exterior to the main body;
the first transportation mechanism connected to the handle assembly and movable relative to the main body and the surface;
wherein the resistance portion of the main body is in contact with the surface in a resistive mode and movement of the handle assembly to pivot away from the panel engages the first transportation mechanism with the surface and moving at least a portion of the resistance portion away from the surface in a transportive mode.
2. The support device of claim 1 , wherein the sidewall includes the resistance portion.
3. The support device of claim 1 , wherein the sidewall comprises a void and further wherein the lever passes through the void in the sidewall.
4. The support device of claim 1 , wherein the first transportation mechanism is a roller and axle.
5. The support device of claim 4 , wherein the axle is affixed to the lever.
6. The support device of claim 5 , wherein the lever has a profile that is generally S-shaped such that an interior portion of the lever curves in a first direction and the exterior portion curves in a second direction and the axle is affixed at a location on the lever substantially closest to the surface when in the resistive mode.
7. The support device of claim 1 , wherein the panel and sidewall are engaged such that the panel is recessed within the main body and is surrounded by a raised lip.
8. The support device of claim 7 , further comprising a nonskid panel disposed on the panel and a cover attached to the sidewall and retaining the nonskid panel within the recess.
9. The support device of claim 1 , further comprising a second transportation device attached to the main body and engageable with the surface in both the resistive mode and the transportive mode.
10. The support device of claim 4 , wherein the lever is hingedly attached to a bottom side of the panel and the first transportation mechanism is interior to the main body.
11. A support device comprising
a main body having a panel and a sidewall extending downward from the periphery of the panel, the sidewall including bottom surface having a resistance portion for engaging a surface to resist movement of the support device;
a handle assembly hingedly attached at a first end to a bottom surface of the panel and extending through a void in the sidewall;
the handle assembly further having a first transportation mechanism attached to the handle assembly between the hinged attachment and the void, the handle assembly movable within the void to rotate relative to the main body between a first position and a second position; wherein when the handle assembly is in the first position, the first transportation mechanism is disposed within main body and when the handle assembly is in the second position, the first transportation mechanism is at least partial outside of the main body, such that the first transportation mechanism extends below a plane defined by the bottom surface of the sidewall.
12. The support device of claim 10 , wherein the sidewall includes the resistance portion.
13. The support device of claim 10 , wherein the sidewall comprises a void and further wherein the lever passes through the void in the sidewall.
14. The support device of claim 10 , wherein the first transportation mechanism is a roller and axle.
15. The support device of claim 14 , wherein the axle is affixed to the lever.
16. The support device of claim 15 , wherein the lever has a profile that is generally S-shaped such that a interior portion of the lever curves in a first direction and the exterior portion curves in a second direction and the axle is affixed at a location on the lever substantially closest to the surface when in the resistive mode.
17. The support device of claim 10 , wherein the panel and sidewall are engaged such that the panel is recessed within the main body and is surrounded by a raised lip.
18. The support device of claim 17 , further comprising a nonskid panel disposed on the panel and a cover attached to the sidewall and retaining the nonskid panel within the recess.
19. The support device of claim 10 , further comprising a second transportation device attached to the main body and engageable with the surface in both the resistive mode and the transportive mode.
20. The support device of claim 14 , wherein the lever is hingedly attached to a bottom side of the panel and the first transportation mechanism is interior to the main body.
21. A support device comprising:
a main body;
a handle assembly at least partially disposed within the main body, the handle assembly comprising a lever and a first transportation mechanism, where in the lever and the first transportation mechanism are pivotable about a same axis,
the lever having a first portion substantially interior to the main body and hingedly attached to the main body;
the first transportation mechanism connected to the lever and movable relative to the main body;
wherein a portion of the first transportation mechanism extends from the main body when the lever is in a first position and the first transportation mechanism is disposed within the main body when the lever is in a second position.