Tilting drum dolly
OwnerRobert Link, Deryl Webster +1inventors
InventorsRobert Link, Deryl Webster, Kenneth Schneider
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Abstract
The present invention includes a dolly assembly having a dolly for holding a container and a lever attached to the dolly, the lever having a first end, a second end and an elbow joining the first and second ends, wherein the second end is adapted to contact a bottom surface of the container and to tilt the container when pressure is applied to the first end.
Claims30
A lever for tilting a container positioned on a dolly and having a bottom surface, the lever comprising:
- a first end;
- and
- a second end joined to the first end and adapted to contact the bottom surface of the container when pressure is applied to the first end.
A method for removing liquid in a container positioned on a dolly, the container having a bottom surface, the method comprising the steps of:
- applying pressure to a first end of a lever attached to the dolly, the lever including a second end adapted to contact the bottom surface of the container;
- and
- tilting the container as pressure is applied to the first end of the lever.
A dolly assembly comprising:
- a dolly for holding a container having a bottom surface;
- and
- a lever attached to the dolly, the lever having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is adapted to contact the bottom surface of the container and to tilt the container when pressure is applied to the first end.
A lever for tilting a container positioned on a dolly and having a bottom surface, comprising:
- actuating means for applying pressure to the lever;
- and
- tilting means for contacting the bottom surface of the container when pressure is applied to the actuating means, the tilting means joined to the actuating means.
A dolly assembly comprising:
- a dolly configured to hold a container having a bottom surface;
- and
- a lifting mechanism coupled to the dolly including a floor engaging member and a lever configured to lower the floor engaging member, thereby causing the dolly to tilt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.