Brake/ballast assembly for a movable structure

A brake/ballast assembly for a movable structure, the movable structure having a support structure with a fixed member, the brake/ballast assembly comprising:

• a movable brake/ballast plate movable between a movable brake/ballast plate first position in which the movable brake/ballast plate is positioned proximate the fixed member and a movable brake/ballast plate second position in which the movable brake/ballast plate is spaced from the fixed member;
• wheels extending from the fixed member, the wheels are mounted on wheel mounting members which are mounted on a bottom surface of the fixed member;
• the wheel mounting members extending through wheel mounting member receiving openings of the movable brake/ballast plate, wherein the bottom surface of the movable brake/ballast plate engages the tops of the wheels regardless of the orientation of the wheels when the movable brake/ballast plate is in the second position, allowing the weight of the movable brake/ballast plate to be applied to the wheels to prevent the movement of the brake/ballast assembly
• the movable brake/ballast plate having a bottom surface, the bottom surface being in engagement with tops of the wheels regardless of the orientation of the wheels when the movable brake/ballast plate is in the second position, allowing the weight of the movable brake/ballast plate to be applied to the wheels the wheels;
• wherein when the movable brake/ballast plate is provided in the movable brake/ballast plate second position, the surface area of the bottom surface of the movable brake/ballast plate is sufficient to provide adequate force and resistance to prevent the movement of the wheels when the movable brake/ballast plate is positioned in the movable brake/ballast plate second position, the bottom surface being removed from the wheels when the movable brake/ballast plate is provided in the first position.

A brake/ballast assembly for a movable structure, the movable structure having a support structure with a fixed member, the brake/ballast assembly comprising:

• a movable brake/ballast plate movable between a movable brake/ballast plate first position in which the movable brake/ballast plate is positioned proximate the fixed member and a movable brake/ballast plate second position in which the movable brake/ballast plate is spaced from the fixed member;
• wheels extending from the fixed member;
• one or more stabilizing projections extend from the movable brake/ballast plate in a direction toward the fixed member, the one or more stabilizing projections extend through one or more stabilizing member receiving openings in the fixed member;
• the movable brake/ballast plate having a bottom surface, the bottom surface being in engagement with the wheels when the movable brake/ballast plate is provided in the movable brake/ballast plate second position, the surface area of the bottom surface of the movable brake/ballast plate is sufficient to provide adequate force and resistance to prevent the movement of the wheels when the movable brake/ballast plate is positioned in the movable brake/ballast plate second position, the bottom surface being removed from the wheels when the movable brake/ballast plate is provided in the first position.