Load carrying cradle with separable wheel assemblies

A load carrying cradle comprising:

• (a) a pair of wheel assemblies, each of which includes a framework with a pair of generally rectangular frames with an axle extending between said rectangular frames, a bicycle-type wheel rotatably mounted to said axle and positioned between said rectangular frames, said frames being of a height which substantially encompasses the diameter of said wheel and being of a length which is greater than said wheel diameter, each wheel assembly comprising a pair of horizontally oriented slots, each of said horizontally oriented slots including an opening which extends completely through each of said rectangular frames and thus through the respective wheel assembly from side to side in a direction parallel to the rotational axis of said wheel, and at least one vertically oriented slot to accommodate an upright load support member;
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• (b) a pair of elongate horizontal load support members, each of said load support members being removably and slidably attached to and extending completely through the openings in corresponding respective horizontally oriented slots in both of said wheel assemblies such that each said load support member extends completely through each and continuously between said wheel assemblies whereby said wheel assemblies are movable toward and away from each other along said pair of load support members.

A wheel assembly for a load carrying cradle, said assembly comprising:

• (a) a pair of interconnected, generally rectangular frames with an axle connected therebetween, a bicycle-type wheel positioned between said frames and being rotatably mounted on said axle, each of said frames having a height which substantially encompasses the diameter of said wheel and a length which is greater than said wheel diameter;
• (b) a pair of horizontally oriented slots, one of said slots positioned in front of and one of said slots positioned behind said wheel, each of said horizontally oriented slots including an opening which extends through each of said frames and thus completely through the wheel assembly from side to side in a direction parallel to the rotational axis of said wheel, each said opening being sized and positioned to removably accommodate a horizontal load support extending completely through said opening.