ROLLWAGEN

In the field of goods storage, transportation and retail there is a need for a dolly-pallet which permits a user to conveniently move goods from one location to another and is also handlable by an automated conveying system. A dolly-pallet (10) comprises a deck (12) that includes a plurality of rotatable members (14) coupled therewith. The rotatable members (14) include a first swivelable rotatable member (22a) which is coupled with the deck (12) for swivelling movement about an orientation axis (OA). The first swivelable rotatable member (22a) has a first support member (36a) located adjacent thereto. The first support member (36a) is moveable along a first path (p 1 ) that lies parallel to the orientation axis (OA). Movement of the first support member (36a) along the said first path (p 1 ) activates a lock to lock the first swivelable rotatable member (22a) in a desired orientation about its orientation axis (OA). A method of configuring a dolly-pallet (10) for use, the dolly-pallet (10) comprising a deck (12) including a plurality of rotatable members (14) coupled therewith, the rotatable members (14) including a first swivelable rotatable member (22a) coupled with the deck (12) for swivelling movement about an orientation axis (OA), the first swivelable rotatable member (22a) having a first support member (36a) located adjacent thereto, the first support member (36a) being moveable along a first path (p 1 ) lying parallel to the orientation axis (OA), comprises the steps of orientating the first swivelable rotatable member (22a) relative to the deck (12) about its orientation axis (OA) as desired; and moving the first support member (36a) along the said first path (p 1 ) to activate a lock to lock the first swivelable rotatable member (22a) in the desired orientation about its orientation axis (OA).