Hydraulically operated demountable running gear

Claim 1

A DEMOUNTABLE RUNNING GEAR ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A BODY UNIT INCLUDING A FRONT WHEELED ASSEMBLY AND A REAR WHEELED ASSEMBLY, EACH ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN AXLE WITH WHEEL UNITS CARRIED BY THE OUTER ENDS THEREOF, EACH AXLE INCLUDING A PAIR OF LATERALLY EXTENDING ARMS, AN UPRIGHT MOUNTING PLATE ASSEMBLY PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO THE OUTER END OF EACH ARM, MEANS ON EACH MOUNTING PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR COOPERATION WITH THE BODY UNIT TO BE TRANSPORTED FOR INTERLOCKING ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH, AND MEANS INTERCONNECTING EACH ARM ADJACENT THE AXLE AND THE UPPER END OF THE MOUNTING PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR PIVOTING EACH OF THE MOUNTING PLATE ASSEMBLIES ABOUT A TRANSVERSE AXIS FOR ENABLING EACH MOUNTING PLATE ASSEMBLY TO BE INTERLOCKED WITH THE BODY UNIT WHILE THE OUTER ENDS OF THE ARMS ARE ADJACENT THE GROUND SURFACE AND SUBSEQUENTLY ORIENTATING THE MOUNTING PLATE ASSEMBLIES IN SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR RELATION TO THE ARMS FOR ELEVATING THE BODY UNIT TO A TRANSPORTABLE CONDITION, SAID INTERCONNECTING MEANS INCLUDING AN ARTICULATED BRACE HAVING A CENTRALLY DISPOSED PIVOTAL CONNECTION, AND A FLUID PRESSURE OPERATED PISTON AND CYLINDER ASSEMBLY CONNECTED WITH THE ARTICULATE CONNECTION IN THE BRACE FOR SELECTIVELY ORIENTATING THE BRACE WITH THE SECTIONS THEREOF IN SUBSTANTIAL ALIGNMENT OR IN ACUTE ANGULAR RELATION THEREBY ENABLING THE MOUNTING PLATE ASSEMBLY TO BE ORIENTATED IN ADJUSTABLE POSITION IN RELATION TO THE ARM.