Apparatus for transporting commercial and industrial appliance units

摘要

Disclosed are various embodiments of an apparatus for raising, suspending, transporting, and lowering appliance units for installation and removal. Two support frame assemblies, each having telescopic legs attached to wheels and upper support brackets from which the appliance unit is suspended, are connected by a removable frame connector. The apparatus may then be rolled across a rooftop to move and place the appliance unit. The frame connector may be replaced with a retention connector and supplemented with a lower retention connector for efficient storage and transport of the apparatus.

主权项

1. A system for transporting commercial and industrial appliance units, comprising:
a suspension apparatus that is manually-movable comprising a first A-frame and a second A-frame configured for assembly to transport an appliance unit by coupling the first A-frame and the second A-frame using a single frame connecting member; wherein the first A-frame comprises:
a first lateral support post that receives a first telescopic leg at a bottom of the first A-frame, the first telescopic leg being coupled to a first wheel base plate;a second lateral support post that receives a second telescopic leg at the bottom of the first A-frame, the second telescopic leg being coupled to a second wheel base plate; anda first upper support bracket assembly, the first upper support bracket assembly comprising:
a first bracket sleeve receiving a first end of the single frame connecting member; anda first upper support bracket disposed below the first bracket sleeve receiving a first hanging connection of a suspension element at a first portal; wherein the second A-frame comprises:
a second upper support bracket assembly, the second upper support bracket assembly comprising:
a third lateral support post that receives a third telescopic leg at the bottom of the second A-frame, the third telescopic leg being coupled to a third wheel base plate;a fourth lateral support post that receives a fourth telescopic leg at the bottom of the second A-frame, the fourth telescopic leg being coupled to a fourth wheel base plate;a second bracket sleeve receiving a second end of the single frame connecting member; anda second upper support bracket disposed below the second bracket sleeve receiving a second hanging connection of the suspension element at a second portal; wherein the single frame connecting member horizontally extends between a top distal end of each of the first A-frame and the second A-frame and is received in the first bracket sleeve and the second bracket sleeve, wherein a width of the suspension apparatus is capable of manual adjustment based on an amount of the single frame connecting member being received in the first bracket sleeve and the second bracket sleeve; wherein the suspension element is detachably attached to the first upper support bracket and the second upper support bracket; and wherein the suspension apparatus is configured to suspend the appliance unit on at least two horizontally extending portions of the suspension element and situate the appliance unit between a first vertically extending portion and a second vertically extending portion of the suspension element.