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A apparatus and method for transporting oversized objects, particularly substantially flat or planar objects. In certain embodiments the object is a material in sheet form, such as a wood sheet, metal sheet, dry wall, and the like, or a narrow object such as bed mattresses, tabletops, mirrors and pl

A apparatus and method for transporting oversized objects, particularly substantially flat or planar objects. In certain embodiments the object is a material in sheet form, such as a wood sheet, metal sheet, dry wall, and the like, or a narrow object such as bed mattresses, tabletops, mirrors and plate glass, doors and the like. Preferably the object is capable of being transported by a single person. In certain embodiments the apparatus is structured to be capable of transporting a mattress through an open doorway without unloading the object.

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1. An apparatus for transporting a bed mattress, having a top surface, a bottom surface, and narrow side, rear and front edges, comprising: a) a wheeled rear component comprising i) at least a pair of vertically extending rigid members comprising means for adjusting the vertical height of said membe

1. An apparatus for transporting a bed mattress, having a top surface, a bottom surface, and narrow side, rear and front edges, comprising: a) a wheeled rear component comprising i) at least a pair of vertically extending rigid members comprising means for adjusting the vertical height of said members and structured to laterally support a bed mattress placed on a narrow side, rear, or front edge therebetween; andii) a flat shelf extending rearward from the other components of the apparatus and structured to facilitate loading said bed mattress onto the apparatus;b) a front component comprising a vertically extending pedestal supporting at or near its top at least a pair of lateral supports extending rearward in a substantially horizontal plane to define an open U-shaped-structure to restrain lateral movement of said bed mattress placed therebetween, andc) a horizontal support component joining the rear component and the front component;wherein the rear component comprises two lateral sides and at least a pair of wheel assemblies, the wheel assemblies being located on opposing lateral sides of the rear component and connected to each other by a shelf housing and frame segments such that the axial distance between wheel assemblies is slidably adjustable, and wherein the shelf housing either comprises or is joined to the flat shelf;wherein the rear members and/or front supports of the apparatus are structured to prevent said bed mattress placed on its narrow edge therebetween from falling on its top or bottom surface;wherein the total maximum width of the apparatus is less than about 3 feet; andwherein the lowest height of the vertically extending rigid members is greater than the lowest height of the vertically extending pedestal. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the width between at least one pair of vertically extending rigid members is adjustable. 3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the width between at least one pair of rearward extending lateral supports is adjustable. 4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the rear component and the front component are not identical. 5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the rear component, horizontal support component and front component comprise a metal frame material. 6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the front component comprises at least one wheel. 7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the apparatus is structured to permit a single person to transport a mattress. 8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the total minimum width of said apparatus is less than about 2.5 feet. 9. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising fasteners to secure at least one mattress thereto. 10. A composition comprising a) an apparatus comprising a wheeled rear component comprising at least a pair of vertically extending rigid members comprising means for adjusting the vertical height of said members and structured to laterally support a bed mattress, having a top surface, a bottom surface, and narrow side, rear and front edges, placed therebetween and a flat shelf extending rearward from the other components of the apparatus and structured to facilitate loading said at least one bed mattress onto the apparatus, and a front component comprising a vertically extending pedestal supporting at or near its top at least a pair of lateral supports extending rearward in a substantially horizontal plane to define an open U-shaped-structure to restrain lateral movement of said at least one mattress placed therebetween, and a horizontal support component joining the rear component and the front component, wherein the rear component comprises two lateral sides and at least a pair of wheel assemblies, the wheel assemblies being located on opposing lateral sides of the rear component and connected to each other by a shelf housing and frame segments such that the axial distance between wheel assemblies is slidably adjustable, and wherein the shelf housing either comprises or is joined to the flat shelf;and wherein the total maximum width of the apparatus is less than about 3 feet, and the rear members and/or front supports of the apparatus are structured to prevent a bed mattress placed on its narrow edge therebetween from falling on its top or bottom surface, andb) at least one bed mattress placed on a narrow edge between said at least one pair of vertically extending rigid members and said at least one pair of lateral supports. 11. The composition of claim 10 wherein said mattress is secured to said apparatus using retaining means fastened to a hook or loop located on said apparatus. 12. The composition of claim 10 wherein the apparatus is adjustable in at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of a) the length of the horizontal support component, b) the width between the vertically extending rigid members, and c) the width between the lateral supports.