Carpet unloading and transporting assembly

Claim 1

A manually movable carpet roll unloading and transporting assembly capable of handling a variety of carpet roll sizes, comprising: a. a rectangular frame member having a length several times the width thereof and having a plurality of cross bar members between the long sides thereof and intermediate the ends, said cross bar members having means for mounting a pulley therefrom; b. leg members in engagement with and extending substantially vertically downwardly from the corners of said rectangular frame and terminating in castors, said legs defining obstruction-free openings therebetween over the major portion of their length; c. a drum rotatably mounted to said frame member adjacent one end thereof with its axis of rotation transverse to the long sides of said frame; d. pulley means attached to at least one of said cross bar members remote from said drum, said pulley means constructed to releasably engage a cable; e. nylon rope cable mounted to said drum to provide two free ends of cable, the first of said free ends of cable extending downwardly from said drum to at least the base of said legs in the unwound condition to provide a first vertical lifting means at the drum end of said frame, the second of said free ends extending from said drum in a first operative position over said pulley means and downwardly therefrom to thereby provide a second vertical lifting means at a position remote from said drum end and extending directly from said drum between and beyond the legs of the opposite end of said frame so as to provide a means for drawing a carpet from the bed of a vehicle into a position intermediate said leg members; and f. electrical motor means connEcted to said drum for rotating said drum to wind and unwind said cables.