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A lightweight equipment transport kit and system for transporting rigid items having a wheel assembly (20); a head piece (70) defining an enclosure for insertion of the front end of the equipment (50); a tail piece (10) defining an enclosure for insertion and support of the rear end of the equipment

A lightweight equipment transport kit and system for transporting rigid items having a wheel assembly (20); a head piece (70) defining an enclosure for insertion of the front end of the equipment (50); a tail piece (10) defining an enclosure for insertion and support of the rear end of the equipment (50), and further having a mount or axle sleeve (12) for bearing the wheel assembly in a substantially transverse orientation to a direction of transportation, and wherein the wheel assembly (20) supports the tail piece (10); and a tensioner (26) capable of fastening to the head piece (70), fastening to the tail piece (10) or the wheel assembly (20) mounted on tail piece (10), and creating a tension between so as to seat the front end of the equipment (50) within head piece (70) and the rear end of the equipment within the tail piece (10). The equipment transport system is adaptable for manual towing, vehicular towing, and mounting onto an automobile roof rack.

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What is claimed is: 1. A kit for transporting rigid equipment having a front and a rear end, said kit comprising: an axle; a plurality of wheels capable of being mounted onto said axle; a first piece having an enclosure for insertion of the front end of the equipment; a second piece having an enclo

What is claimed is: 1. A kit for transporting rigid equipment having a front and a rear end, said kit comprising: an axle; a plurality of wheels capable of being mounted onto said axle; a first piece having an enclosure for insertion of the front end of the equipment; a second piece having an enclosure for insertion and support of the rear end of the equipment, and further having a mount capable of bearing the axle in a substantially transverse orientation to a direction of transportation; a tensioner capable of fastening to the first piece, fastening to the second piece, and creating a tension between the first and second pieces so as to seat the front end of the equipment within the enclosure of the first piece and the rear end of the equipment within the enclosure of the second piece; and wherein said tensioner comprises a strap assembly having a means for tensioning said strap assembly and at least three strap ends including a connecting strap end having a fastener capable of fastening to the first piece, a first strut end having an orifice capable of slideably receiving a first end of the axle, and a second strut end having an orifice capable of slideably receiving a second end of the axle, such that the first and the second strut ends are capable of fastening to the second piece by attachment to the axle when the axle is mounted on the second piece. 2. The kit for transporting equipment according to claim 1, wherein on the second piece, the mount for bearing the axle in a substantially transverse orientation is an axle sleeve for insertion and bearing of the axle, and wherein the axle sleeve has a length that permits mounting of the plurality of wheels onto the axle when the axle is inserted into the axle sleeve so that the axle and plurality of wheels support the second piece. 3. The kit for transporting equipment according to claim 1, wherein the first piece includes a handle. 4. The kit for transporting equipment according to claim 1, wherein the first piece includes an adapter for attachment to a towing vehicle. 5. The kit for transporting equipment according to claim 1, wherein the first and second pieces are made of a pliable fabric. 6. The kit for transporting equipment according to claim 1, wherein on the second piece, the mount for bearing the axle in a substantially transverse orientation is an axle sleeve for insertion and bearing of the axle, and wherein the axle sleeve has a length that permits mounting of the plurality of wheels onto the axle when the axle is inserted into the axle sleeve so that the axle and plurality of wheels support the second piece; and wherein the kit further comprises a pipe configured to be inserted into the axle sleeve of the second piece and to separate the axle from the axle sleeve when the axle is inserted into the axle sleeve. 7. An equipment transport system for transporting rigid equipment having a front and rear end, said system comprising: a wheel assembly; a first piece having an enclosure for insertion of the front end of the equipment; a second piece having an enclosure for insertion and support of the rear end of the equipment, and further having a mount supporting the wheel assembly in a substantially transverse orientation to a direction of transportation and wherein said wheel assembly supports the second piece; a tensioner detachably fastened to the first piece, detachably fastened to the second piece, and capable of creating a tension between said first and second pieces so as to seat the front end of the equipment within the enclosure of the first piece and the rear end of the equipment within the enclosure of the second piecer: and wherein said wheel assembly comprises an axle and a plurality of wheels detachably mounted onto said axle; and said tensioner comprises a strap assembly having a means for tensioning said strap assembly and at least three strap ends including a connecting strap end detachably fastened to the first piece, a first strut end having an orifice slideably receiving a first end of the axle, and a second strut end having an orifice slideably receiving a second end of the axle, such that the first and second strut ends detachably fasten to the second piece by attachment to the axle when the axle is mounted on the second piece. 8. The system for transporting rigid equipment according to claim 7, wherein the first piece includes a handle. 9. The system for transporting rigid equipment according to claim 7, wherein the first piece includes an adapter for attachment to a towing vehicle. 10. The system for transporting rigid equipment according to claim 7, wherein the first and second pieces are made of a pliable fabric. 11. A kit capable of being used to transport rigid equipment by wheel or by mounting onto an automobile roof rack having at least a first and second transverse rails, where such equipment has a front and a rear end, said kit comprising: a first piece having an enclosure for insertion of the front end of the equipment and a means for mounting onto the first transverse rail of the automobile roof rack; a second piece having an enclosure for insertion and support of the rear end of the equipment and a means for mounting onto the second transverse rail of said automobile roof rack; a wheel assembly capable of detachably affixing to the second piece in a substantially transverse orientation to a direction of transportation and supporting the second piece during wheeled transportation; a tensioner capable of fastening to the first piece, fastening to the second piece, and creating a tension between the first and second pieces so as to seat the front end of the equipment within the enclosure of the first piece and the rear end of the equipment within the enclosure of the second piece; wherein said wheel assembly comprises an axle; a plurality of wheels capable of being mounted onto said axle; said second piece further includes an axle sleeve adapted to the insertion and bearing of the axle in a substantially transverse orientation to a direction of transportation, wherein the length of the axle sleeve is adapted to permit mounting of the plurality of wheels onto the axle when the axle is inserted into the axle sleeve so that the axle and plurality of wheels may support the second piece during wheeled transportation; and wherein said tensioner comprises a strap assembly having a means for tensioning said strap assembly and at least three strap ends including a connecting strap end having a fastener capable of fastening to the first piece, a first strut end having an orifice capable of slideably receiving a first end of the axle, and a second strut end having an orifice capable of slideably receiving a second end of the axle, such that the first and the second strut ends are capable of fastening to the second piece by attachment to the axle when the axle is mounted on the second piece. 12. The kit for transporting equipment according to claim 11, wherein: said kit further comprises a pipe configured to be inserted into the axle sleeve of the second piece and to separate the axle from the axle sleeve when the axle is inserted into the axle sleeve.