A wheeled ladder caddy is provided. The caddy can transport one or more long and slender items thereon. The caddy has a base and a mount coupled to the base and extending away therefrom. The mount defines a cavity therein. The caddy may also include a securing mechanism coupled to the base, the securing mechanism including an engagement member and a fastener, wherein the fastener can transition between a first position and a second position to position the engagement member with respect to the base. The item may be placed in the caddy such that the cavity receives a part of the item and the securing mechanism receives a second part. The fastener can transition from the first position to the second position to translate the engagement member toward the base to retain the item between the engagement member and the base.

A dolly (10) comprises a body (12) having an upwardly projecting first locating formation (20) for locating a further dolly thereon in a stacked condition of said dollies. The body (12) has a second locating formation (21) for stacking the dolly (10) on a further dolly in a stacked condition of said dollies. The first locating formation (20) is engageable with a second locating formation on the further dolly stacked on the first mentioned dolly, and the second locating formation (21) is engageable with a first locating formation of the further dolly on which the first mentioned dolly (10) is stacked.

A puzzle storage apparatus configured to retain a jigsaw puzzle in a partially complete or fully completed state. The puzzle storage apparatus is dimensioned to fit under furniture, such as a couch or bed, for easy out of sight puzzle storage and protection. The puzzle storage apparatus comprises a board tray and a rolling component. The board tray is designed to allow a user to construct a jigsaw puzzle on a top surface of the board tray. The rolling component allows the user to easily roll the board tray with the partially or fully completed jigsaw puzzle under the furniture when the user is not working on the puzzle.

A method for attaching and detaching a substrate from a bonded stack is disclosed. A broadband light-absorbing material is combined with an adhesive material to form a broadband light-absorbing adhesive. A layer of the broadband light-absorbing adhesive is then applied on one side of a transparent carrier. A substrate is placed on the broadband light-absorbing adhesive and the transparent carrier to form a bonded stack. The substrate can be a wafer or a polymeric film. At this point, processing steps can be performed on the substrate. After the processing steps have been completed, a light pulse from a flashlamp is utilized to heat up the broadband light-absorbing adhesive in order to loosen the substrate from the bonded stack such that the substrate can be easily detached from the bonded stack.

A storage device has a container and a lid dolly that is usable as a lid to close the container and as a dolly to transport the container, wherein the lid dolly has casters configured to fit within the interior of the container when the lid dolly is closed on the container. A storage device kit has a container, a lid, a template, casters and fasteners. A retrofit kit for a storage device with a container and a lid has a template, casters and fasteners. The template may be installed as a reinforcement plate to structurally reinforce the lid for supporting the weight load of the container and its contents.

A dolly assembly includes a dolly having an upper surface and a lower surface, and an aperture passing into at least the lower surface, and a ramp having an extension that extends beyond an edge of the ramp, the extension having at least one upward-facing ramp nub that, when positioned in the aperture, the ramp and the dolly are locked together as a unit.

A hand truck having a plurality of hingeably engaged sides that is expandable from a closed position dimensioned to fit through a standard doorway, to an open position to form a movable platform. A platform enclosure is also disclosed.

A movable base for a shade structure, such as an umbrella, operable between a movable position and a fixed position. The movable base including a foot pedal to transition between the movable and fixed positions. In one example, the foot pedal operates a locking assembly, such as a plate or linkage assembly that engages with the ground in the fixed position and is raised from the ground in the movable positions.

Examples includes systems and methods for lifting and moving gondolas using a modular gondola moving system. Components of a modular gondola moving system include interchangeable skates. The interchangeable skates are further removably attached to a longitudinal member which, when connected to the longitudinal member, form a skate system. Multiple skate systems are positioned to the underside of a gondola and may additionally be connected together by connector bars for stabilization and to form the modular gondola moving system. One or more lifting devices are provided independent of and are used in combination with each skate system for positioning the gondola on each skate system. The one or more lifting devices may be repeatedly used in order to place the gondola on a single modular gondola support system.

A convertible pallet assembly, and associated method of making the convertible pallet, includes a first, planar pallet surface, and a second, planar support surface spaced therefrom. First and second sidewalls extend in parallel relation between the pallet surface and the support surface from adjacent opposite sides thereof. The sidewalls include first and second wheels with respective rotational axes that extend perpendicular to the sidewalls. An actuation mechanism is associated with each sidewall. The actuation mechanism has (i) a first position that allows the first and second wheels on one side to move upwardly and downwardly relative to the sidewall in a non-load carrying condition, and (ii) a second position such that the first and second wheels on the one side project outwardly from the support surface in a load carrying condition whereby the assembly can be rolled on the wheels as a cart.