Modular combination skid

1. A base for supporting a plurality of skid-supported loads, the base having a longitudinal axis, the skid-supported loads each having a skid and at least one first wedge member projecting from said skid, the base comprising:

a plurality of docking stations, each docking station capable of receiving one of said plurality of skid-supported loads along a loading directional axis;

skid restraining means, for each of the plurality of docking stations, said skid restraining means comprising:

at least one second wedge member on the base adapted to mate with at least one first wedge member of one of said plurality of skid-supported loads, when said one skid-supported load is received in one of said plurality of docking stations, so as to restrain said one skid-supported load to said one of said plurality of docking stations, by securely fastening the skid of said one skid-supported load to the base, when said one skid-supported load is in a loaded position;

wherein each of the loading directional axis of said plurality of docking stations is oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the base; and

wherein the at least second wedge member is positioned on the base so as to provide a recess between the base and said second wedge member, said recess suitable to accept a portion of the first at least wedge member, when said one skid-supported load is in the loaded position and said at least one first wedge member and said at least one second wedge member are mated.

2. The base of claim 1 wherein the plurality of docking stations and the skid-supported loads are of a modular design, so that a skid-supported load can be received by any one of the plurality of docking stations.

3. The base of claim 1 wherein the plurality of docking stations are provided serially the longitudinal axis.

4. The base of claim 1 wherein the skid restraining means further comprises a plurality of guide rails on the base that mate with a set of corresponding rails underneath one of said plurality of skid-supported loads, when said one skid-supported load is in the loaded position.

5. The base of claim 4 wherein the guide rails are oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the base.

6. The base of claim 5 wherein, for each of the plurality of docking stations, the skid restraining means further comprises a hitch to receive a ball projecting from one of said plurality of skid-supported loads when said one skid-supported load is placed in the loaded position.

7. The base of claim 6 wherein the base has a loading side and a non-loading side and wherein the hitch is provided substantially at the non-loading side and wherein the at least one second wedge member is provided substantially at the loading side.

8. The base of claim 7 wherein the one of said plurality of skid-supported load further comprises a hook receiving member.

9. The base of claim 1 wherein the base has a loading side and a non-loading side.

10. The base of claim 1 wherein the base further comprises wheels and tow hitch means.

11. The base of claim 1 wherein one of said plurality of skid-supported loads is one of a light tower, a fuel tank, a first-aid station, a portable washroom, an electricity generator or a sewage treatment building.

12. A base for supporting a plurality of skid-supported loads, the base having a longitudinal axis, the skid-supported loads each having a skid and at least one first wedge member projecting from said skid, the base comprising:

a plurality of docking stations, each docking station capable of receiving one of said plurality of skid-supported loads along a loading directional axis;

skid restraining means, for each of the plurality of docking stations, said skid restraining means comprising:

at least one second wedge member on the base adapted to mate with at least one first wedge member of one of said plurality of skid-supported loads, when said one skid-supported load is received in one of said plurality of docking stations, so as to substantially vertically restrain said one skid-supported load to said one of said plurality of docking stations, by securely fastening the skid of said one skid-supported load to the base, when said one skid-supported load is in a loaded position;

wherein each of the loading directional axis of said plurality of docking stations is oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the base.

13. The base of claim 12 wherein the at least second wedge member is positioned on the base so as to provide a recess between the base and said second wedge member, said recess suitable to accept a portion of the first at least wedge member, when said one skid-supported load is in the loaded position;

wherein, when said portion of the first at least wedge member is positioned within said recess, the least one first wedge member and the at least second wedge member are mated so as to substantially vertically restrain said one skid-supported load to said one of said plurality of docking stations.

14. The base of claim 13 wherein the plurality of docking stations are provided serially the longitudinal axis; and

wherein the skid restraining means further comprises a plurality of guide rails on the base that mate with a set of corresponding rails underneath one of said plurality of skid-supported loads, when said one skid-supported load is in the loaded position.

15. The base of claim 14 wherein the guide rails are oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the base.

16. The base of claim 15 wherein, for each of the plurality of docking stations, the skid restraining means further comprises a hitch to receive a ball projecting from one of said plurality of skid-supported loads when said one skid-supported load is placed in the loaded position.

17. The base of claim 16 wherein the base has a loading side and a non-loading side and wherein the hitch is provided substantially at the non-loading side and wherein the at least one second wedge member is provided substantially at the loading side.

18. The base of claim 17 wherein the one of said plurality of skid-supported load further comprises a hook receiving member.

19. The base of claim 13 wherein the base has a loading side and a non-loading side.

20. The base of claim 13 wherein the base further comprises wheels and tow hitch means.