Patent ID: 8646753

Claim:
A system for transporting a shipping container, said shipping container having a first end and an opposing second end, the system comprising: (a) a first support assembly having (i) a horizontal frame, (ii) a vertical frame, (iii) a main cylinder pivotally connect to said horizontal frame and said vertical frame, said main cylinder adapted to move between a retracted position and an extended position, said main cylinder moving said vertical frame with respect to said horizontal frame when moving between said retracted position and said extended position, (iv) locking assemblies carried by said vertical frame for securing said first end of the container to said vertical frame, (v) wheels supporting said horizontal frame and in operating connection therewith, (vi) an engine supported by said horizontal frame and in operating connection with said wheels and said main cylinder so that said engine can rotate said wheels and thereby move said first support assembly, and said engine can move said main cylinder from said retracted position to said extended position, and (vii) controls carried by said horizontal frame and in operating connection with said engine, said wheels and said main cylinder responsive to said controls so that a user of said controls can control movement of said first support assembly and said main cylinder; (b) a second support assembly having (i) a horizontal frame, (ii) a vertical frame, (iii) a main cylinder pivotally connect to said horizontal frame and said vertical frame, said main cylinder adapted to move between a retracted position and an extended position, said main cylinder moving said vertical frame with respect to said horizontal frame when moving between said retracted position and said extended position, said main cylinder of said second support assembly being in operating connection with said engine of said first support assembly so that said engine can move said main cylinder of said second support assembly between said retracted and said extended positions, (iv) locking assemblies carried by said vertical frame for securing said second end of said container to said vertical frame, (v) wheels supporting said horizontal frame and in operating connection therewith, wherein, when said locking assemblies of said first support assembly secure said first end of said container and said locking assemblies of said second support assembly secure said second end of said container and said engine moves said main cylinders of said first and second support assemblies from said retracted positions to said extended positions, said container is lifted, and, when said engine then causes said wheels of said first support assembly to rotate, said first and said second support assemblies move said container.