Solid motor transport trailer with rotatable chock supports

A rocket engine transport comprising:

• a trailer having a track running parallel to a longitudinal axis which extends
• along a lengthwise dimension of the trailer, wherein the trailer comprises
• a track which extends along the lengthwise dimension of the trailer;
• a tail support member coupled to the trailer and having a notch configured to rotatably receive a pin attached to a distal end of a rocket engine;
• and
• a chock assembly comprising:
• a chock,
• a trolley coupled to the trailer via the track, and wherein the trolley is configured to move laterally within the track in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis,
• a pair of bearing assemblies rotatably coupling the chock to the trolley, and
• a pair of cradle assemblies, each cradle assembly comprising a support bracket coupled to the chock and having a trunnion configured to interact with the bearing assembly,
• wherein the chock is configured to accept the rocket engine and to pivot on the trunnion about a rotation axis that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis in response to a force applied against the chock by the rocket engine as a second end of the rocket engine is elevated to a position that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

An object transport, comprising:

• a trailer having a longitudinal axis which extends along a lengthwise dimension of the trailer, wherein the trailer comprises a track which extends along a lengthwise dimension of the trailer;
• a tail support member coupled to the trailer and having a notch configured to receive a pin attached to a distal end of an object;
• and
• a chock assembly comprising a chock and a trolley coupled to the trailer via the track, and wherein the trolley is configured to move laterally within the track in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the trailer, and wherein the chock is configured to accept the object and to pivot about a pivot point on the trolley about a rotation axis that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis in response to a force applied against the chock by the object as a second end of the object is elevated to a position that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

An object transport, comprising:

• a trailer having a track running parallel to a longitudinal axis which extends along a lengthwise dimension of the trailer, wherein the trailer comprises a track which extends along a lengthwise dimension of the trailer;
• a tail support member coupled to the trailer and having a notch configured to rotatably receive a pin attached to a distal end of an object;
• and
• a chock assembly comprising a chock, a trolley coupled to the trailer via the track, and wherein the trolley is configured to move laterally within the track in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the trailer, a pair of bearing assemblies rotatably coupling the chock to the trolley, and a pair of cradle assemblies, each cradle assembly comprising a support bracket coupled to the chock and having a trunnion configured to interact with the bearing assembly, wherein the chock is configured to accept the object and to pivot about a rotation axis that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis in response to a force applied against the chock by the object as a second end of the object is elevated to a position that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.