Pallet type load ransport apparatus

Claim 2

A pallet type load transport apparatus comprising in combination, a pallet having a plurality of load support legs operably secured thereto at edge portions thereof, and a tractortrailer assembly adapted to be moved under said pallet, said tractor having a fifth wheel plate to engage said pallet and secure it to said tractor, said trailer including a center pole means and a wheel means assembly secured to the rear end of said center pole means, a load support platform on said wheel means assembly, and inflatable means connecting said load support platform to raise and lower the same to engage and support the rear end of said pallet, and inflatable cylinder means connecting said fifth wheel to said tractor for raising and lowering the same and the end of any said pallet supported thereby.

Claim 3

A pallet type load transport apparatus comprising in combination, a pallet having a plurality of load support legs operably secured thereto at edge portions thereof, and a tractor-trailer assembly adapted to be moved under said pallet, said tractor having a fifth wheel plate to engage said pallet and secure it to said tractor, said trailer including a center pole means and a wheel means assembly secured to the rear end of said center pole means, a load support platform on said wheel means assembly, and inflatable means connecting said load support platform to raise and lower the same to engage and support the rear end of said pallet, and inflatable cylinder means connecting said fifth wheel to said tractor for raising and lowering the same and the end of any said pallet supported thereby.

Claim 4

A pallet type load transport apparatus comprising in combination, a pallet having a plurality of load support legs operably secured thereto at edge portions thereof, and a tractor-trailer assembly adapted to be moved under said pallet, said tractor having a fifth wheel plate to engage said pallet and secure it to said tractor, said trailer including a center pole means and a wheel means assembly secured to the rear end of said center pole means, a load support platform on said wheel means assembly, and inflatable means connecting said load support platform to raise and lower the same to engage and support the rear end of said pallet, and inflatable cylinder means connecting said fifth wheel to said tractor for raising and lowering the same and the end of any said pallet supported thereby.

Claim 5

A pallet type load transport apparatus as in claim 1 where said trailer wheel means assembly load support platform has a fifth wheel plate provided thereon, sAid pallet has dependent king pins on the front end and adjacent the rear end thereof, and said fifth wheel plates engage said pallet to secure it to said tractor and trailer for load support thereby.

Claim 6

A pallet type load transport apparatus as in claim 1 where a pull bar means is pivotally secured to said tractor on the center of said fifth wheel plate, said center pole means is pivotally secured to said pull bar means for vertical pivotal movement therebetween and said trailer and pallet both turn in a horizontal direction centered on said fifth wheel.

Claim 7

A pallet type load transport apparatus as in claim 1 where means pivotally secure the rear end of said center pole means to said wheel means assembly for vertical movement therebetween, and tie bar means extend from laterally spaced portions of said wheel means assembly to said center pole means spaced from the rear end thereof to aid in maintaining said center pole means perpendicular to the transverse axis of said wheel means assembly at all times.

Claim 8

A pallet type load transport apparatus as in claim 2 where a pull bar means is pivotally secured to said tractor on the center of but below the said fifth wheel plate there, said center pole means is pivotally secured to said pull bar means for vertical pivotal movement therebetween, both said pallet and said trailer turn in a horizontal direction centered on said tractor fifth wheel, and said center pole means is pivotally secured to said wheel means assembly.

Claim 9

A pallet type load transport apparatus as in claim 1 where said trailer wheel assembly has a frame and four vertically movable inflatable means extend between said frame and load support platform, and stabilizer means operatively engage and extend between said inflatable means and said frame.

Claim 10

A pallet type load transport apparatus as in claim 6 where said stabilizer means include a pair of lower enclosures, a pair of upper enclosures each engaging a pair of said inflatable means and each slidably engaging a lower enclosure, and means securing said upper enclosures together for unitary movement thereof.

Claim 11

A pallet type load transport apparatus as in claim 1 where said pallet has a pair of longitudinally extending guide members adjacent its rear end on the under surface thereof, said load support platform being engageable between said guide members, and interengaging means on said pallet and load support platform to retain said pallet against upward movement.

Claim 12

A pallet type load transport apparatus comprising in combination, a pallet having a plurality of load support legs operably secured thereto at edge portions thereof, a trailer assembly adapted to be moved under said pallet, and a tractor is provided and has a vertically movable fifth wheel thereon, said trailer including a center pole assembly and a wheel means assembly secured to the rear end thereof, a load support platform carried on said wheel means assembly, lifting means connecting said load support platform to said wheel assembly to raise and lower the same to engage and support the rear end of said pallet, and connecting means are pivotally centered on the center axis of said fifth wheel and connect to said center pole assembly of said trailer to pull the same centered on said fifth wheel axis.

Claim 13

A pallet type load transport apparatus comprising in combination, a pallet having a plurality of load support legs operably secured thereto at edge portions thereof, a trailer assembly adapted to be moved under said pallet, and a tractor is provided and has a vertically movable fifth wheel thereon, said trailer including a center pole assembly and a wheel means assembly secured to the rear end thereof, a load support platform carried on said wheel means assembly, lifting means connecting said load support platform to said wheel assembly to raise and lower the same to engage and support the rear end of said pallet, and connecting means are pivotally centered on the center axis of said fifth wheel and connect to said center pole assembly of said trailer to pull the same centered on said fifth wheel axis.

Claim 14

A pallet type load transport apparatus as in claim 9 where a front pair of said support legs are provided and are adjustable laterally of said pallet.

Claim 15

A pallet type load transport apparatus as in claim 9 where said trailer wheel means assembly load support platform has a fifth wheel plate provided thereon, said pallet has a dependent king pin adjacent the rear end thereof, said fifth wheel plate engages said pallet to secure it to said trailer for load support thereby, and said trailer includes means pivotally securing said center pole assembly to said wheel assembly means.