Patent ID: 6254132
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
An improved mounting for securing a transport wheels assembly to a frame, the frame comprising a first and a second longitudinally extending beam with each of the first and second longitudinally extending beams defining a height between an upper horizontal surface and a lower horizontal surface, the transport wheels assembly comprising an axle for journaling plural wheels, the improvement comprising:a recess defined within each of the first and second longitudinally extending beams for defining a first beam segment and a second beam segment for each of said first and second longitudinally extending beams;a high strength coupling interconnecting said first and second beam segments of each of said first and second longitudinally extending beams;said coupling having a height which is substantially less than said height of each of said first and second longitudinally extending beams; andan axle mounting for securing the axle relative to said coupling for raising the axle relative to said first and second longitudinally extending beams.