A material transport cart includes a cart body, a material support body coupled to the cart body, a wheel coupled to the cart body, a motor operable to drive the wheel, and a powered lift assembly. The powered lift assembly is coupled to the cart body and to the material support body. The powered lift assembly is operable to lift the material support body relative to the cart body. A removable battery is electrically coupled to and operable to supply power to both the motor and the powered lift assembly.

A hand truck includes a cart base for carrying an article and two handle modules pivotally mounted thereto. When the hand truck is in a first state, the cart base is horizontally positioned and one handle module is pivoted to an upright position. When the hand truck is in a second state, the cart base is kept upright, one of the handle modules is pivoted to a spread position, and the other one of the handle modules is horizontally positioned and cooperates with the cart base to carry the article. When the hand truck is in a platform state, the cart base is horizontally positioned, and the handle modules are pivoted to a downward extending position so that the cart base is away from the ground.

The invention provides an improved mobile storage apparatus in which the deckplate of a collapsible rolling table is mated to the bottom panel of a detachable cargo compartment by an interlocking interface to limit sliding and detachment during transport. The apparatus further includes supplemental casters to facilitate loading the cargo compartment and or the entire folded unit onto a table or vehicle, and some embodiments can themselves be used as display tables.

A computer-controlled rubbish container includes a power bank, a control circuit, and a wheel assembly coupled to a bottom portion of a rubbish container. The wheel assembly includes an electric motor coupled to a wheel, wherein the wheel rotates upon a wireless signal sent from a computer to the control circuit. In some embodiments, the wheel assembly is configured to engage and disengage from a ground surface such that the rubbish container is capable of manual pushing.

The invention relates to a foldable device (3000) for transporting loads, the foldable device comprising: a first platform (3200); a running gear (3100), the running gear comprising a plurality of arms (3110) and a plurality of wheels (3130), each of the plurality of arms being rotatably coupled to the first platform and at least one of the plurality of wheels; and a device for aligning the plurality of arms and the plurality of wheels, which is configured to rotate each of the plurality of arms and each of the plurality of wheels by a rotary angle between at least one open and one folded state, wherein the plurality of arms and the plurality of wheels are arranged under the first platform when in the folded state.

Four types of telescoping modules are disclosed wherein the first type has a pair of opposed female ends, the second type has a pair of opposed female ends, and the third type has a female end and an opposed male end. The fourth type has two opposed male ends between which a positionable threaded rod and retaining components stably extend the length between the male ends of the telescoping module. Alternatively, the fourth type of telescoping module may have a female end and a male end. Each of the male ends of the second, third, and fourth types of telescoping modular components comprises a cylindrical body with one or more linear set(s) of two or more spaced-apart prongs on the circumferential surface of the cylindrical body. Each of the female ends has a cylindrical receptacle with one or more linear channels and/or prong-retaining slots for receiving therein the cylindrical body.

A raisable and lowerable storage system is provided comprising a steel container with multiple compartments, a scissor lift device attached to at least a bottom area of the container, wheels attached to a lower area of the scissor lift device. The scissor lift device raises and lowers the container to a desired level. The scissor lift device raises the container to a maximum height of about eight feet. The wheels support the container as the container is placed into a bed area of a vehicle for transportation. The wheels roll along tracks attached to the bed area of the vehicle. The container is secured before the vehicle begins moving to prevent the container from rolling about as the vehicle moves. A battery in the container is charged while the container is in a secured position and the vehicle moves.

A computer-controlled rubbish container includes a power bank, a control circuit, and a wheel assembly coupled to a bottom portion of a rubbish container. The wheel assembly includes an electric motor coupled to a wheel, wherein the wheel rotates upon a wireless signal sent from a computer to the control circuit. In some embodiments, the wheel assembly is configured to engage and disengage from a ground surface such that the rubbish container is capable of manual pushing.

A foldable shelf convenient to transport and assemble, including at least two storage members and vertical rods installed on two sides of the storage members, where the vertical rods each includes a fixed rod relatively fixed to one side of the bottom storage member and at least one folding rod; a lower end of one folding rod adjacent to the fixed rod is hinged to an upper end of the fixed rod; the storage member at the bottom is disposed on an inner side of the fixed rod, two sides of each of other storage members are fixedly connected to sliding blocks, and the sliding blocks each sleeve the vertical rod and are capable of sliding along the fixed rod on the vertical rod and the folding rod; and a fastening device is disposed between the sliding block and the folding rod.

Collapsible reusable watertight carrying cases are provided in sizes varying from small containers without wheels to large sealable container bins on wheels, to provide large quantities of water or other supplies and cargo. The cases are assembled or in disassembled from a joined flat space-saving configuration to a functioning case and vice-versa. The sides of the cases are erected progressively by hand by interlocking self sealing reciprocating channel and channel engaging members elements at the corners. The panels also disassemble progressively by being manually pulled apart. When folded into a flat storage or shipping configuration, the panels stay together, resisting unfolding by virtue of snaps which are either molded into the panels or bonded to them. The carrying cases are resistant to water, dirt, bacteria, molds, allergens, and inclement weather.