Pneumatic loadlifting and translating means

Claim 1

A PORTABLE SELF CONTAINED LOAD LIFTING AND TRANSLATING MEANS COMPRISING: AN UPPER SUPPORT ADAPTED TO HAVE A LOAD POSITIONED THEREON; A LOWER SUPPORT; JACK MEANS ACTING BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER SUPPORTS FOR ELEVATING THE UPPER SUPPORT; AIR FLOATATION PAD MEANS AFFIXED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LOWER SUPPORT AND BEING ADAPTED TO CONTACT A PLANAR FLOOR-LIKE STRUCTURE IN SLIDING, SUBSTANTIALLY FRICTION FREE, CONTACT THEREWITH; A SEPARATE, GROUND SUPPORTED SOURCE OF AIR IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE AIR FLOATATION PAD MEANS, SAID SOURCE OF AIR BEING COUPLED TO AND TRANSLATABLE IN UNISON WITH SAID SUPPORT MEANS; HANDLE MEANS EXTENDING FROM THE FOREGOING ASSEMBLY WHEREBY AN OPERATOR CAN EXERT TRANSLATING FORCES TO THE LOAD THROUGH THE HANDLE MEANS; AND CONTROL MEANS ADJACENT SAID HANDLE MEANS, SAID CONTROL MEANS REGULATING THE FLOW OF AIR FROM SAID SOURCE TO SAID AIR FLOATATION PAD MEANS.