Flat tire trolley
OwnerMartin Flussinventor
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Abstract
A trolley for a vehicle wheel with a flat tire and a kit having the same are disclosed. The trolley can include a cradle with a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, a front wheel abutment, a front deck projecting from the abutment, and an open rear end having a pivotable ramp; a pair of rear wheels; and a front wheel assembly coupled to the front deck having a pair of arms, a pair of front wheels, and a brake assembly. The brake assembly can have a pair of brake pads configured to contact the front wheels when in an engaging position. The trolley can include a pair of posts projecting downward from the front deck, and the front wheel assembly can include a tine projecting rearward that contacts the posts when rotated. The kit can include the trolley and straps for coupling the trolley to the vehicle wheel.
Claims20
A flat tire trolley for a vehicle wheel having a flat tire, the flat tire trolley comprising:
- a cradle comprising a bottom support wall, a pair of side walls projecting upward from opposite longitudinal sides of the bottom support wall, a front wheel abutment projecting upward from a front lateral side of the bottom support wall, the front wheel abutment being joined on opposite ends to the pair of side walls, an open rear end having a pivotable ramp secured to the pair of side walls, and a front deck projecting outward from the front wheel abutment, the front deck comprising pair of posts projecting downward from an underside of the front deck, the respective posts being spaced apart from one another;
- a pair of rear wheels coupled to the cradle;
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- a front wheel assembly comprising a plate that is rotatably coupled via a fastener to the underside of the front deck, a pair of arms projecting downward from lateral ends of the plate, a pair of front wheels coupled via a front axle to the pair of arms, and a tine projecting rearward from the plate toward the front wheel abutment;
- wherein the tine projects rearward to a position between the pair of posts such that the front wheel assembly can only be rotated about the fastener between a first position in which the tine contacts a first respective post of the pair of posts and a second position in which the tine contacts a second respective post of the pair of posts.
A kit for a vehicle wheel having a flat tire, comprising:
- a flat tire trolley comprising:
- a cradle comprising a bottom support wall, a pair of side walls projecting upward from opposite longitudinal sides of the bottom support wall, a front wheel abutment projecting upward from a front lateral side of the bottom support wall, the front wheel abutment being joined on opposite ends to the pair of side walls, an open rear end having a pivotable ramp secured to the pair of side walls, and a front deck projecting outward from the front wheel abutment, the front deck comprising pair of posts projecting downward from an underside of the front deck, the respective posts being spaced apart from one another;
- a pair of rear wheels coupled to the cradle;
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- a front wheel assembly comprising a plate that is rotatably coupled via a fastener to an underside of the front deck, a pair of arms projecting downward from lateral ends of the plate, a pair of front wheels coupled via a front axle to the pair of arms, and a tine projecting rearward from the plate toward the front wheel abutment;
- wherein the tine projects rearward to a position between the pair of posts such that the front wheel assembly can only be rotated about the fastener between a first position in which the tine contacts a first respective post of the pair of posts and a second position in which the tine contacts a second respective post of the pair of posts;
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- a plurality of straps for fastening the flat tire trolley to the vehicle wheel having the flat tire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.