Telescoping frame system for portable home or other structure

Abstract

A wheel assembly for use with a telescoping frame, the wheel assembly comprising a top plate and a bottom plate through which a pin extends. The telescoping frame comprises at least one skid that extends longitudinally to term an underside of the non-telescoping frame. A loop member is attached to a top end of the skid. The wheel assembly slides onto the loop member with the bottom plate resting on top of the loop member. When the wheel assembly is installed, the pin is situated inside of a boot end of the loop member to prevent the wheel assembly from moving forward on the loop member.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A wheel assembly for use with a telescoping frame, the wheel assembly comprising a top plate and a bottom plate through which a pin extends;
 wherein the telescoping frame comprises at least one skid that extends longitudinally to form an underside of the non-telescoping frame;   wherein a loop member is attached to a top end of the skid;   wherein the wheel assembly slides onto the loop member with the bottom plate resting on top of the loop member; and   wherein when the wheel assembly is installed, the pin is situated inside of a front end of the loop member to prevent the wheel assembly from moving forward on the loop member.   
     
     
         2 . The wheel assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the loop member has a height, the wheel assembly further comprising a roller wheel and two side walls, the roller wheel rotating on a shaft that extends between the two side walls, wherein the side walls extend from the shaft to the top plate, wherein there is a distance between an underside of the bottom plate and a top surface of the roller wheel, and wherein the distance between the underside of the bottom plate and the top surface of the roller wheel is at least equal to the height of the loop member. 
     
     
         3 . A wheel assembly for use with a telescoping frame, the wheel assembly comprising a top plate, an intermediate plate through which a pin extends, and a bottom plate;
 wherein the telescoping frame comprises at least one skid that extends longitudinally to form an underside of the non-telescoping frame;   wherein a loop member is attached to a top end of the skid;   wherein the wheel assembly slides onto the loop member with the intermediate plate resting on top of the loop member; and   wherein when the wheel assembly is installed, the pin is situated inside of a front end of the loop member to prevent the wheel assembly from moving forward on the loop member.   
     
     
         4 . The wheel assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the loop member has a height, the wheel assembly further comprising a rotatable housing that is rotatably connected to the bottom plate, the rotatable housing comprising a roller wheel and two side walls, the roller wheel rotating on a shaft that extends between the two side walls, wherein there is a distance between the intermediate place and the bottom plate, and wherein the distance between the intermediate plate and the bottom plate is at least equal to the height of the loop member. 
     
     
         5 . The wheel assembly of  claim 4 , further comprising a handle that is removably attached to the rotatable housing. 
     
     
         6 . The wheel assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each of the top plate and the bottom plate comprises a front end, wherein the front ends of the top and bottom plates are attached to a vertical plate, and wherein a bottom end of the vertical plate is attached to a first horizontal plate that extends rearward of the vertical plate toward a front end of the skid. 
     
     
         7 . The wheel assembly of  claim 6 , further comprising a gusset that is attached to a center of a top portion of the vertical plate, and a second horizontal plate that is positioned beneath the gusset and extends forward of the vertical plate. 
     
     
         8 . The wheel assembly of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a rotatable housing comprising a ceiling plate and two side walls, the rotatable housing being rotatably attached to the second horizontal plate; and   a wheel that rotates on a shaft extending between the two side walls of the rotatable housing.