Grip truck

A system comprising:

• a means for elevating, via a frame, an object from a surface on which the object is resting;
• a means for transporting the object across the surface;
• a means for engaging and releasing a side portion of the object using a side grip coupled to the frame;
• a means for engaging and releasing one of the neck and lip portion of the object using a neck grip/lip hook coupled to the frame;
• a means for urging the side grip against the side portion in the first direction and urging the neck grip or lip hook portion in a second direction to elevate the object, the first direction pointing toward a longitudinal axis of the object and away from the frame, and the second direction pointing toward the longitudinal axis of the object and toward the frame.

A system consisting of:

• a frame for elevating an object from a surface on which the object is resting and for transporting the object across the surface;
• a side grip coupled to the frame for engaging and releasing a side portion of the object;
• and a neck grip/lip hook coupled to the frame for engaging and releasing one of the neck and lip portion of the object,
• wherein elevating the object comprises urging the side grip against the side portion in the first direction and urging the neck grip or lip hook portion in a second direction,
• whereby the first direction points toward a longitudinal axis of the object and away from the frame,
• whereby the second direction points toward the longitudinal axis of the object and toward the frame,
• whereby the object is one of a water bottle and a paint bucket,
• whereby each of the water bottle and the paint bucket weighs about 40 pounds when filled,
• whereby the neck portion of the water bottle is gripped by the neck grip,
• whereby the lip portion of the paint bucket is gripped by the lip hook,
• whereby downward pulling motion of a handle at a top of the frame toward a user combined with support of the object by the side grip causes the object to be lifted from the surface,
• whereby the frame is mounted on wheels,
• whereby once the object is lifted from the surface, the material-handling device is rolled on the wheels,
• whereby the material-handling device is rolled in one of the first direction and the second direction,
• whereby the material-handling device is rolled by means of a user one of pushing and pulling the handle at the top of the frame,
• whereby the side grip is curved to fit a cylindrical shape of the object,
• whereby the curve of the side grip supports the object and reduces danger of the object falling from the material-handling device,
• whereby ends of the side grip are covered by a friction sleeve to at least further support the object,
• whereby the friction sleeve is made from at least one of rubber tubing and surgical hose,
• whereby the neck grip is made from a steel rod in a shape of a tear drop and is one of bolted and welded to the frame,
• whereby the neck grip is covered with a friction sleeve to at least further support the object,
• whereby the frame includes a parking stand to maintain the frame in upright position when not in use, and
• whereby the surface is one of a floor and a ground surface.