Patent ID: 7246987

Claim:
A rocket engine transport, comprising: a trailer having a long axis which extends along a lengthwise dimension of the trailer, wherein the trailer comprises a track which extends along the lengthwise dimension of the trailer; a tail support member coupled to the trailer and having a notch configured to receive a pin attached to a distal end of the rocket engine; and a chock assembly comprising a chock pivotably coupled to a trolley, wherein the chock is configured to accept the rocket engine, wherein the trolley is coupled to the trailer via the track, and wherein the trolley is configured to move laterally within the track in a direction substantially parallel to the long axis, and wherein the chock is configured to pivot about a rotation axis that is substantially perpendicular to the long axis of the trailer in response to a force applied against the chock by the rocket engine as a second end of the rocket engine is elevated to a position that is substantially perpendicular to the long axis.