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A carrier comprises a lifting assembly and a box assembly. The lifting assembly defines at least one platform surface and at least one shoulder portion. The box assembly defines at least one intermediate slot. The at least one intermediate slots receives a portion of the main member such that the at

A carrier comprises a lifting assembly and a box assembly. The lifting assembly defines at least one platform surface and at least one shoulder portion. The box assembly defines at least one intermediate slot. The at least one intermediate slots receives a portion of the main member such that the at least one shoulder portion engages at least a portion of the box assembly to transfer downward loads on the box assembly to the lifting assembly.

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1. A method of carrying items comprising the steps of: providing a main member defining at least one platform opening and at least one shoulder portion;providing at least one platform member;forming a lifting assembly by extending the at least one platform member partly through the at least one plat

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A method of carrying items comprising the steps of: providing a main member defining at least one platform opening and at least one shoulder portion;providing at least one platform member;forming a lifting assembly by extending the at least one platform member partly through the at least one platform opening;providing first and second longitudinal wall members each defining first and second lateral slots and an intermediate slot;providing first and second lateral wall members each defining first and second longitudinal slots;forming a box assembly by displacing the first and second longitudinal wall members relative to the first and second lateral wall members such that the first and second lateral slots receive portions of the first and second lateral wall members, and the first and second longitudinal slots receive portions of the first and second longitudinal wall members; anddisplacing the box assembly relative to the lifting assembly such that the intermediate slots receive portions of the main member, and the at least one shoulder portion engages at least one of the first and second longitudinal wall members. 2. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the steps of: providing at least one divider member;forming at least one divider opening in the main member; andextending the at least one divider member partly through the at least one divider opening. 3. A method as recited in claim 2, further comprising the steps of: providing first and second platform members, andproviding one divider member; andforming first and second platform openings in the main member;extending the first and second platform members partly through the first and second platform openings, respectively. 4. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the steps of: forming at least one extension opening in each of the lateral wall members; andarranging the at least one platform member to extend partly through the at least one extension opening. 5. A method as recited in claim 3, further comprising the steps of: forming first and second extension openings in each of the lateral wall members; andarranging the first and second platform members to extend partly through the first and second extension openings, respectively. 6. A method as recited in claim 2, further comprising the steps of: providing first, second, and third platform members;providing first and second divider members;forming first, second, and third platform openings in the main member;forming first and second divider openings in the main member;extending the first, second, and third platform members partly through the first, second, and third platform openings, respectively; andextending the first and second divider members partly through the first and second divider openings, respectively. 7. A carrier comprising: a lifting assembly comprising a main member defining at least one platform opening and at least one shoulder portion, andat least one platform member, wherethe at least one platform member extends partly through the at least one platform opening; anda box assembly comprising first and second longitudinal wall members each defining first and second lateral slots and an intermediate slot, andfirst and second lateral wall members each defining first and second longitudinal slots, wherethe first and second lateral slots receive portions of the first and second lateral wall members, andthe first and second longitudinal slots receive portions of the first and second longitudinal wall members; whereinthe intermediate slots receive portions of the main member such that the at least one shoulder portion engages at least one of the first and second longitudinal wall members. 8. A carrier as recited in claim 7, in which: the lifting assembly further comprises at least one divider member; andthe main member further defines at least one divider opening; wherethe at least one divider member extends partly through the at least one divider opening. 9. A carrier as recited in claim 8, in which: the lifting assembly comprises first and second platform members, andone divider member; andthe main member further defines first and second platform openings; wherethe first and second platform members extend partly through the first and second platform openings, respectively. 10. A carrier as recited in claim 7, in which: the lateral wall members each further define at least one extension opening; andthe at least one platform member extends partly through the at least one extension opening. 11. A carrier as recited in claim 9, in which: the lateral wall members each further define first and second extension openings; andthe first and second platform members extend partly through the first and second extension openings, respectively. 12. A carrier as recited in claim 8, in which: the lifting assembly comprises first, second, and third platform members, andfirst and second divider members; andthe main member further defines first, second, and third platform openings, andfirst and second divider openings; wherethe first, second, and third platform members extend partly through the first, second, and third platform openings, respectively; andthe first and second divider members extend partly through the first and second divider openings, respectively.