Patent ID: 6375437
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: F04B,F16M,Y10T

Abstract:
A portable power operated air compressor assembly comprising:a portable frame structure; a power operated air compressor unit carried by said frame structure having structure constructed and arranged to provide a source of air under pressure when power operated, and containing structure carried by said frame structure constructed and arranged to receive and contain the source of air under pressure provided by said power operated air compressor unit for use when desired; said portable frame structure including a base portion providing ground engaging surfaces configured and positioned to engage and support said base portion in generally horizontally extending relation on a horizontal surface, an upright portion having a juncture with said base portion and extending upwardly therefrom when said base portion is supported as aforesaid; a handle positioned above said base portion when said base portion is supported as aforesaid and configured to be manually grasped; a skid plate forming a part of said base portion and said upright portion at the juncture therebetween and extending substantially across a width of said portable frame structure, said skid plate providing runner-like surfaces at the juncture between said base portion and said upright portion configured and positioned to slidingly support the frame structure along a horizontal surface in response to a manual movement imparted thereto by a user grasping said handle and moving the portable frame structure so as to transfer the horizontal surface engagement from said ground engaging surfaces to said runner-like surfaces.