System and method for transporting an object to be moved

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10150494-B2
Application number	US-201615087608-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 31, 2016
Priority date	Mar 31, 2016
Publication date	Dec 11, 2018
Grant date	Dec 11, 2018

Abstract

A device and method is provided that includes a plurality of dollies. Each dolly includes a base portion and a plurality of wheels attached to the base portion. Each dolly further includes side walls extending from the base, and defining a channel, an adjustment mechanism and an engagement member disposed along an inside of one of the sidewalls and configured to deform when a pressure is applied to secure an object within the channel. A block portion is provided within the channel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
placing a first dolly on a first leg of a table and placing a second dolly on a second leg of the table, each dolly comprising:
a base portion including a first end and a second end;
a plurality of wheels attached to the base portion;
side walls extending from the base portion and defining a channel, wherein the plurality of wheels are connected to the base portion via a portion of the base portion that defines the channel;
an adjustment mechanism; and
an engagement member disposed along an inside of one of the side walls, wherein an inside of the channel includes a block member disposed at the first end of the base portion;

attaching the first dolly and the second dolly to the table by operating the adjustment mechanism for each of the first dolly and the second dolly so that the adjustment mechanism abuts the engagement member so as to deform the engagement member and thereby secure the table within the channel; and
rotating the table to a position, wherein rotating the table results in the first dolly and the second dolly sitting upright with a first particular plurality of wheels for the first dolly and a second particular plurality of wheels for the second dolly contacting a floor surface, and wherein the block member is configured to angle a corresponding leg of the table such that a tabletop of the table is non-parallel with the ground and is non-perpendicular with the ground after rotating the table.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein rotating the table moves the first leg from being perpendicular with the ground to being non-parallel and non-perpendicular with the ground.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein rotating the table moves the base portion from being non-parallel with the ground to being parallel with the ground.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the table includes a leg end, wherein the tabletop is closer to the first end of the first dolly than the second end of the first dolly after the first dolly is placed on the table, wherein the leg end is closer to the second end of the first dolly than the first end of the first dolly after the first dolly is placed on the table, wherein the tabletop would be in contact with the ground after rotating the table were the block member missing and the first leg was parallel with the ground, and wherein the leg end would not be in contact with the ground after rotating the table were the block member missing and the first leg was parallel with the ground.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein attaching the first dolly comprises tightening a turnable knob of the first dolly.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein attaching the second dolly comprises tightening a turnable knob of the second dolly.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first dolly is attached to the first leg at an angle with respect to the base portion, the angle based on a dimension of the block member, and wherein the first leg is angled at the angle with respect to the ground after rotating the table to the position.

8. A method comprising:
placing a first dolly on a first leg of a table and placing a second dolly on a second leg of the table, each dolly comprising:
a base portion including a first end and a second end;
a plurality of wheels attached to the base portion;
side walls extending from the base portion and defining a channel, wherein the plurality of wheels are connected to the base portion via a portion of the base portion that defines the channel; and
a securing mechanism disposed along one of the side walls, wherein an inside of the channel includes a block member disposed at the first end of the base portion;

attaching the first dolly and the second dolly to the table by operating the securing mechanism for each of the first dolly and the second dolly; and
rotating the table to a position, wherein rotating the table results in the first dolly and the second dolly sitting upright with a first particular plurality of wheels for the first dolly and a second particular plurality of wheels for the second dolly contacting a floor surface, and wherein the block member is configured to angle a corresponding leg of the table such that a tabletop of the table is non-parallel with the ground and is non-perpendicular with the ground after rotating the table.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the base portion is non-perpendicular with the ground prior to rotating the table and after rotating the table.

10. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising moving the table in a cantilevered configuration.

11. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising adding insulation to the first dolly prior to attaching the first dolly to the table.

12. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising locking a caster for each of the plurality of wheels during the rotating of the table.

13. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising after rotating the table, transporting the table from a first location to a second location.

14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising unlocking a caster for each of the plurality of wheels prior to transporting the table.

15. A method comprising:
placing a first dolly on a first leg of an table and placing a second dolly on a second leg of the table, each dolly comprising:
a base portion including a first end and a second end;
a plurality of wheels attached to the base portion;
side walls extending from the base portion and defining a channel, wherein the plurality of wheels are connected to the base portion via a portion of the base portion that defines the channel; and
a securing mechanism coupled to the side walls, wherein an inside of the channel includes a block member disposed at the first end of the base portion;

attaching the first dolly and the second dolly to the table by operating the securing mechanism for each of the first dolly and the second dolly; and
rotating the table to a position, wherein rotating the table results in the first dolly and the second dolly sitting upright with a first particular plurality of wheels for the first dolly and a second particular plurality of wheels for the second dolly contacting a floor surface, and wherein the block member is configured to angle a corresponding leg of the table such that a top surface of the table is non-parallel with the ground and is non-perpendicular with the ground after rotating the table.

16. The method according to claim 15 , further comprising adding insulation to the first dolly prior to attaching the first dolly to the table and adding second insulation to the second dolly prior to attaching the second dolly to the table.

17. The method according to claim 15 , wherein rotating the table moves the base portion from being non-parallel with the ground to being parallel with the ground.

Assignees

• Boeing Co

Inventors

• Young Jr James W

Classifications

• B62B2202/30

  Furniture · CPC title

• B62B3/009

  of the single-track type · CPC title

• B62B3/102 Primary

  the objects being of elongated shape, e.g. rods or golf clubs · CPC title

• B62B3/04

  involving means for grappling or securing in place objects to be carried; Loading or unloading equipment · CPC title

• B62B5/0086

  arranged independently on either side of the transported load · CPC title