摘要 |
A lightweight equipment transport kit and system for transporting rigid items, said kit or system having a wheel assembly ( 20 ); a head piece ( 70 ) defining an enclosure for insertion of the front end of the equipment ( 50 ); a tail piece ( 10 ) defining an enclosure for insertion and support of the rear end of the equipment ( 50 ), and further having a mount or axle sleeve ( 12 ) for bearing the wheel assembly in a substantially transverse orientation to a direction of transportation, and wherein said wheel assembly ( 20 ) supports the tail piece ( 10 ); and a tensioner ( 26 ) capable of fastening to the head piece ( 70 ), fastening to the tail piece ( 10 ) or the wheel assembly ( 20 ) mounted on tail piece ( 10 ), and creating a tension between so as to seat the front end of the equipment ( 50 ) within head piece ( 70 ) and the rear end of the equipment within the tail piece ( 10 ). The equipment transport system is adaptable for manual towing, vehicular towing, and mounting onto an automobile roof rack.
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