Patent ID: 7963542
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: B62D,F16M

Abstract:
1. A modular cart for a gas turbine engine including a first section operatively coupled to a second section, the modular cart comprising: a first cart adapted to support and transport the first section separate from the second section, the first cart including at least one pair of first connection portions and a first mounting location for an engine support structure; a second cart adapted to support and transport the second section separate from the first section, the second cart including at least one pair of second connection portions and a second mounting location for the engine support structure, the at least one pair of first connection portions of the first cart being removably coupled to the at least one pair of second connection portions of the second cart to support and transport the gas turbine engine as one single unit; and the engine support structure configured to be interchangeably coupled to the first mounting location of the first cart or the second mounting location of the second cart and being coupled to one of the first mounting location or the second mounting location.