Patent ID: 8128105

Claim:
A wheel assembly for providing wheeled transport to a compaction tool having a foot structure, said wheel assembly comprising: an axle support member comprising: at least one attachment member for attaching the axle support member to at least one fastener projecting on a top surface of the foot structure; and a tube having a longitudinal access opening, the longitudinal access opening beginning at an end face of the tube and ending at an opposite end face of the tube; a plate mounted on the outer surface of the tube connecting the tube to the compaction tool through the at least one attachment member; an axle removably attached to the axle support member and having first and second opposite ends; and at least two wheels, a first wheel mounted on the first end of said axle and a second wheel mounted on the second end of said axle, wherein the longitudinal access opening is sized such that the axle can be removably captured by the tube.