Patent ID: 9139262
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: B63B,B65G,H01F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for transporting and reorienting an object on a base surface, comprising: a first header coupled to a first side of the object; and a second header coupled to a second side of the object, the object being between the first and second headers; wherein each of the first and second headers comprises a first flat surface contactable with the base surface for supporting the object in a first orientation, a second flat surface contactable with the base surface for supporting the object in a second orientation, and a curved surface coupling the first and second flat surfaces, the curved surface being contactable with the base surface as the object transitions between the first and second orientations, wherein the curved surface comprises a varying radius of curvature along a length of the curved surface, wherein respective centers of respective radii of curvature extending from respective points of contact between the curved surface and the base surface remain vertically aligned with a position of a center of gravity of the object as the object transitions between the first and second orientations, wherein the radius of curvature of the curved surface is centered on a rotational axis, wherein the rotational axis intersects the position of the center of gravity of the object as the object transitions between the first and second orientations.