Transfer device with platform plate having two-sided functionality

transfer device comprising:

• a device body having a first end, a second end, a first side, and a second side;
• and a transfer platform comprising:
• a platform plate having a first longitudinal end, a second longitudinal end, a first transverse edge extending between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end, and a second transverse edge extending between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end;
• a platform lateral actuator configured to selectively move the platform plate laterally relative to the device body, such that the platform plate can be moved between a plurality of positions comprising (i) a stowed position in which the platform plate is retracted relative to the device body, (ii) a first extended position in which the first transverse edge is a leading edge that extends outward from the first side of the device body, and (iii) a second extended position in which the second transverse edge is a leading edge that extends outward from the second side of the device body;
• a transfer belt having a first end secured to a first driven roller, a second end secured to a second driven roller, the belt extending from the first driven roller, around the first transverse edge of the platform plate, above an upper surface of the platform plate, around the second transverse edge of the platform plate, and to the second driven roller;
• a first motor configured for driving the first driven roller, and a second motor configured for driving the second driven roller independent of the first driven roller.