Freight pallet and carrier

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH A PALLET HAVING A PLATFORM AND SPACED LEG MEMBERS FOR SUPPORTING SAID PLATFORM ON A FLOOR SURFACE, A PALLET CARRIER COMPRISING: A FRAME MOVABLE UNDER SAID PLATFORM AND BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS, SAID FRAME HAVNG A GUIDEWAY AND AN ABUTMENT; A TOWING HANDLE PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME FOR LIMITED ROTATION ON A NORMALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS; AND LOAD-TRANSFER MECHANISM OPERATIVE TO INDUCE RELATIVE VERTICAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID PALLET AND SAID CARRIER TO SHIFT THE SUPPORT OF SAID PALLET FROM SAID LEG MEMBERS TO SAID CARRIER, SAID LOAD-TRANSFER MECHANISM INCLUDING A BAR SLIDABLY RECEIVED IN SAID GUIDEWAY, SAID BAR HAVING AT LEAST ONE CAM, SAID LOAD-TRANSFER MECHANISM ALSO INCLUDING A BEARING MEMBER PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME AND ENGAGEABLE WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID PLATFORM, SAID BEARING MEMBER BEING ENGAGEABLE BY SAID CAM WHEREBY MOVEMENT OF SAID BAR INDUCES VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID BEARING MEMBER TO LIFT SAID PALLET, SAID BEARING MEMBER HAVING A TENDENCY TO URGE SAID PALLET TOWARD SAID ABUTMENT ON ELEVATING SAID PALLET.