Patent ID: 7686591

Claim:
A portable air compressor assembly, comprising: a frame having a plurality of members including opposed first and second side sections; a support plate horizontally disposed between the side sections in a normal operating position of the air compressor assembly; an axle having opposed ends, the axle rotatably connected to the first and second side sections, and first and second wheels each rotatably connected proximate to one of the opposed ends of the axle; each side section including: a first straight portion having the axle extending transversely from the first straight portion; a first bend located rearward of the axle; a second straight portion connected to the first bend and oriented in the normal operating position angularly rearwardly and upwardly with respect to the wheel and at an angle with respect to the support plate; a second bend connected to the second straight portion, the second bend creating a frame rotation stop; and a third straight portion connected to the second bend and oriented substantially parallel to the first straight portion.