Patent ID: 7681674

Claim:
A system for positioning a transportable and relocatable equipment comprising: (i) at least four walking assemblies attached to a transportable and relocatable equipment; wherein each walking assembly comprises: (a) a walking pad for walking on surface with rolling load bearing surface for engaging a surface; (b) roller tread for rolling the roller load bearing surface; (c) a roller tread housing for containing the roller tread, and wherein the roller tread housing comprises a central collar; and (d) a lift assembly connected to the central collar, wherein the lift assembly comprises: (1) a rod for engaging the central collar; (2) a flange slidably disposed around the rod; and (3) a lifting device removably connected to the flange; (ii) a rotatable motion gear assembly disposed around the lift assembly; (iii) a motor for actuating the rotatable motion gear assembly; (iv) a pivoting collar disposed around the rod for receiving a first fluid from a controlling means and dispensing a working fluid, and wherein the pivoting collar comprises: (a) a collar stationary segment disposed around the rod; (b) a collar rotating segment disposed around the collar stationary segment; and (c) wherein the first fluid flows to the collar stationary segment and then to the collar rotating segment enabling hose-free rotating of the pivoting collar; (v) a push pull travelling system for receiving the working fluid, wherein the push pull travelling system further comprises a push pull traveling system first side secured to one side of the roller tread housing and a push pull traveling system second side disposed on an opposite side of the roller tread housing; wherein the push pull travelling system is a member of the group consisting, a set of hydraulic pistons, a set of rack and pinion system, a set of pneumatic pistons, a set of linear actuators, or a set of magnetically operable sleds, and wherein the push pull travelling system is adapted to extend a specified distance causing movement of the equipment in a first direction; vi. controlling means with a processor for receiving a second fluid from a fluid source and flows out the first fluid to the collar stationary segment and flowing a third fluid to the lift assembly enabling the walking assemblies to raise, reorient, lower, and travel of the transportable and relocatable heavy equipment in a second direction using the treads; and vii. sensor means secured to each flange in communication with the processor for providing orientation feedback from each walking assembly.