Apparatus for transporting products in crates or containers

摘要

Disclosed is an apparatus which is selectively configurable as a pallet or a dolly. The apparatus includes a body having ground wheels, a support structure for one or more crates or containers, and at least one ground engageable member and latching means to latch the ground engageable member in a retracted position. The ground engageable member is fixed to the support structure, and is able to move vertically relative to the body between the retracted position, in which the apparatus is configured as a dolly freely moveable on a ground surface, and an extended position in which the ground engageable member engages an underlying ground surface to stabilise the apparatus against movement from that location. The assembly becomes a pallet support for the crates or containers. The ground engagable member has at least one transverse opening to receive a fork or forks of a lifting device. When lifted the ground engageable member rests on the fork(s), thereby facilitating transport of the apparatus and/or release and engagement of the latching means.