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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2019
Columbia Trailer Co., Inc., Hillsboro, OR (US);
Karl Boyd Williams, Beaverton, OR (US);
Steven Andrew Csergei, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Columbia Trailer Co., Inc., Hillsboro, OR (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for transporting heavy machinery, equipment or other heavy loads from one location to another, whereby the apparatus may be constructed as a walking machine including a plurality of lifting assemblies operative to lift the load above the supporting surface and then move the load relative to the supporting surface by transporting the load via rollers or tracks in the walking machines. In one example, the lifting assemblies are provided with separate longitudinal and lateral drive mechanisms independently operative for translating the load in either or both longitudinal and lateral directions.