Patent ID: 8033780

Claim:
A heavy object inverting apparatus comprising: a retaining assembly, the retaining assembly including a first substantially planar retaining member and a second substantially planar retaining member, the first and second retaining members each having a first end, from which a first end rotation pin extends, and an opposing second end, from which a second end rotation pin extends, wherein the first and second retaining members are configured to be securely spaced apart so that a substantially consistent distance exists between opposing surfaces of the substantially planar retaining members, and so that the first end rotational pins of the first and second retaining members and the second end rotational pins of the first and second retaining members all reside together in a cross plane extending parallel with a longitudinal axis of the retaining assembly, a base member, the base member having a first base end and an opposing second base end, wherein each of the first and second opposing ends of the base member include an open double bearing component, each open double bearing component including two side-by-side troughs, the troughs positioned so that spacing therebetween is not wider than the substantially consistent distance existent between the spaced apart first and second retaining members and so that the total side-by-side spacing occupied by both troughs is not narrower than the substantially consistent distance existent between the spaced apart first and second retaining members, and a securing member, operable to lock the retaining assembly into a secure position with respect to the base member, wherein both the first end and the second end rotational pins of one of the retaining members reside in corresponding opposing troughs of each opposing open double bearing component of the base member.