Patent ID: 8496423

Claim:
A conveyance system for delivering at least one component of a windmill to a location, comprising: a transporter positionable adjacent a base at the location, the transporter carrying the at least one component of the windmill to the base; and a transfer system carried by the transporter, the transfer system comprising: a plurality of rails positionable on the base and the transporter; a support having a first portion of the plurality of rails of the transporter thereon, the support positionable along a second portion of the plurality of rails on a surface of the transporter, the support slidably movable between a retracted and an extended position whereby the support is selectively positionable adjacent the base; and at least one slider carrying the at least one component of the windmill, the at least one slider slidably movable along the plurality of rails of the transporter and the base whereby the at least one component is slidably transferrable between the transporter and the base.