Patent ID: 7296816
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: B60R,B62B

Abstract:
1. A kit for transporting rigid equipment having a front and a rear end, said kit comprising: an axle; a plurality of wheels capable of being mounted onto said axle; a first piece having an enclosure for insertion of the front end of the equipment; a second piece having an enclosure for insertion and support of the rear end of the equipment, and further having a mount capable of bearing the axle in a substantially transverse orientation to a direction of transportation; a tensioner capable of fastening to the first piece, fastening to the second piece, and creating a tension between the first and second pieces so as to seat the front end of the equipment within the enclosure of the first piece and the rear end of the equipment within the enclosure of the second piece; and wherein said tensioner comprises a strap assembly having a means for tensioning said strap assembly and at least three strap ends including a connecting strap end having a fastener capable of fastening to the first piece, a first strut end having an orifice capable of slideably receiving a first end of the axle, and a second strut end having an orifice capable of slideably receiving a second end of the axle, such that the first and the second strut ends are capable of fastening to the second piece by attachment to the axle when the axle is mounted on the second piece.