Patent ID: 8099806

Claim:
A frame for supporting and moving a load, the frame comprising: first and second support legs for supporting said frame in at least one floor; a load support member, extending between the first support leg and the second support leg, wherein the load support member is sized and shaped such that the length of the load support member is adjustable; and a trolley to which a load may be attached, movably mounted on an external surface of the load support member and having wheels such that access to the wheels of the trolley without the disassembly of the frame is facilitated, the trolley and load support member being sized and shaped to permit the trolley to move along the load support member, wherein the load support member comprises a first elongate member with a first wheel-bearing surface coupled to the first support leg and a second elongate member with a second wheel-bearing surface coupled to the second support leg, the elongate members being sized and shaped such that the first elongate member is axially slidably mateable with the second elongate member to form said load support member and the first and second wheel-bearing surfaces are sized and positioned so as to permit the trolley to move continuously from the first elongate member to the second elongate member.