Patent ID: 8360444

Claim:
A transport tool for moving an aircraft monument from a manufacturing location to an installation location, comprising: an elongated substantially planar support frame having handle members at a first end region extending in a first direction, a support plate at a second end region extending in a second opposite direction, and wheels at said second end region extending in said first direction, an upper monument engaging element configured to engage an upper surface of the aircraft monument, said upper monument engaging element positioned at the first end region, a lower monument engaging element configured to engage a lower side of the aircraft monument, said lower monument engaging element positioned at the second end region, a leg member pivotally attached at one end thereof to a central region of said support frame such that said leg member is movable between a first position, a second position, and a third position, said leg member having at least one wheel on its free end, wherein the free end is substantially proximate to the wheels at the second end region when said leg member is in the first position, the free end is remote from the wheels at the second end region when said leg member is in the second position, is adjacent to the first end region when said leg member is in the third position, and contacts said support frame when said leg member is in one of the first position and the third position, and a biasing mechanism coupled to said frame and said leg member for urging said leg member towards said support frame into the first position.