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A hand-operated, wheeled carrier for transporting large-sized plates, such as building boards, comprises a stand including a generally upright frame structure mounted on an elongate base structure having along one longitudinal side thereof brackets, on which a small number of plates to be carried ma

A hand-operated, wheeled carrier for transporting large-sized plates, such as building boards, comprises a stand including a generally upright frame structure mounted on an elongate base structure having along one longitudinal side thereof brackets, on which a small number of plates to be carried may be rested on edge in a position leaning against the frame structure, a hook member and strap connected to the stand being provided to releasably retain the plates in such position. Substantially midway between its ends and close to the plate brackets the base structure has a single, relatively large supporting wheel adapted to take the entire load, when the stand is to be moved, the stand then being balanced on the single wheel by the operator. A pair of casters, one near each end of the base structure, provide additional supports for keeping the stand in a stable position when at rest, the casters being located further away from the plate brackets than the supporting wheel. The frame structure of the stand includes a substantially horizontal and easily accessible handle bar of considerable length.

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A hand-operated, wheeled plate carrier for transporting a small number of large-sized, generally rectangular plates at a time and comprising (a) a stand having an elongate base structure; (b) bracket means provided on said base structure along one longitudinal side thereof only to form a support, on

A hand-operated, wheeled plate carrier for transporting a small number of large-sized, generally rectangular plates at a time and comprising (a) a stand having an elongate base structure; (b) bracket means provided on said base structure along one longitudinal side thereof only to form a support, on which the plates to be transported may be rested on edge in a nearly upright position; (c) an upper frame structure secured to and extending upwardly from said base structure inside said bracket means thereon in a manner to form a lateral support, against which the plates to be transported may be leaned, said upper frame structure extending mainly in the longitudinal direction of said base structure; (d) means connected to said upper frame structure for releasably retaining the plates to be transported in their nearly upright position, in which they are seated on said bracket means and leaned against said upper frame structure; (e) a handle element forming part of said upper frame structure and arranged in a manner to be conveniently grasped by an operator along at least a considerable part of the length of said base structure from one side of said stand also when plates are loaded on said stand; (f) a single main supporting wheel of considerable diameter mounted on said elongate base structure in a position at least approximately midway between the ends thereof and close to and inside said plate supporting bracket means thereon in a manner to rotate about a fixed axis extending in the transverse direction of said base structure; and (g) two additional supporting members mounted on said elongate base structure near the respective, opposite ends thereof, said two supporting members being substantially equally spaced from said plate supporting bracket means and located on the same side thereof as is said main supporting wheel but further away from said bracket means than said wheel, whereby said stand, whether loaded or not, on a substantially horizontal surface may be placed in a stable position of rest, in which it is supported by said main supporting wheel as well as by said two additional supporting members, and from which an operator grasping said handle element may swing it up into an erect transporting position in which it is supported by said single main supporting wheel only.