Detachable wheel assembly
OwnerGene Thompson, José Lópezinventors
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Abstract
A detachable wheel assembly having a clamp, a first translation assembly coupled to the clamp and a slide assembly coupled to the clamp. The wheel assembly further includes a second translation assembly coupled to the slide assembly, an axle coupled to the second translation assembly, and a wheel coupled to the axle. The wheel assembly is attached to a support of a structure and one or more of the translation assemblies or the slide assemblies are manipulated to lift the structure off the ground. Once the structure is off the ground, the structure can be moved via the wheel on the axle.
Claims20
A detachable wheel assembly, comprising:
- a clamp including a first jaw and a second jaw;
- a first translation assembly coupled to the first jaw and structured to move the first jaw towards and away from the second jaw;
- a slide assembly coupled to the first translation assembly and to the second jaw and structured to move the second jaw towards and away from the first jaw;
- a wheel axle;
- and
- a second translation assembly coupled to the first translation assembly, the slide assembly, and the wheel axle, the second translation assembly structured to move the first translation assembly and the slide assembly towards and away from the wheel axle.
The detachable wheel assembly of 7 wherein the handle assembly includes a pair of links coupled to the second translation assembly and a first handle and a second handle coupled to the pair of links, the first handle and the second handle positioned on opposite sides of the second translation assembly.
A detachable wheel assembly, comprising:
- a clamp;
- a first translation assembly coupled to the clamp;
- a slide assembly coupled to the clamp;
- a second translation assembly coupled to the slide assembly;
- and
- an axle coupled to the second translation assembly.
A method, comprising:
- adjusting a slide assembly coupled to a first jaw of a clamp until the first jaw of the clamp is in physical contact with a support of a structure;
- rotating a first screw of a first translation assembly coupled to a second jaw of the clamp until the second jaw of the clamp is in physical contact with the support of the structure;
- rotating a second screw of a second translation assembly coupled to an axle to adjust a height of the axle and a height of a wheel coupled to the axle relative to the support;
- moving the structure from a first location to a second location;
- and
- removing the clamp from the support of the structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.