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US 2014/0232075 A1Published application
Mechanic's creeper
AssigneeWhiteside Mfg. Co.
InventorsKirt E. WHITESIDE, Shane OBITTS
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AssigneeWhiteside Mfg. Co.
InventorsKirt E. WHITESIDE, Shane OBITTS
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A creeper (20) for a mechanic includes a top surface (21) and a bottom surface (22). The top surface (21) includes a headrest section (30), a shoulder-receiving section (31), a back-receiving section (32), and a buttocks-receiving section (33). The shoulder-receiving section (31) is wider than any of the other sections for comfortable full shoulder support of the user. The back-receiving section (32) and the buttocks-receiving section (33) are generally flat and the shoulder-receiving section (31) is generally uniformly inclined from the back-receiving section (32) upwardly to the headrest section (30) for the comfort of the neck of the user. Pockets (39) are formed on each side of the buttocks-receiving section (33), and radiused surfaces (41) extend from the side surfaces of the buttocks-receiving section (33) to the pockets (39) for the comfort of the user. The bottom surface (22) includes a plurality of parallel recesses (47) extending under all of the sections of the top surface (21). The bottom surface (22) also includes a plurality of caster receiving pockets (46) which allow the complete rotation of caster assemblies (42) positioned therein.
A creeper comprising a top surface and a bottom surface;
A creeper comprising a top surface and a bottom surface;
A creeper comprising a top surface and a bottom surface;
A creeper comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, a plurality of semi-circular pockets in said bottom surface, and a caster assembly positioned in each semi-circular pocket, each said semi-circular pocket being configured to permit rotation of each said caster assembly within said bottom surface and under said bottom surface such that the caster assembly is within the semi-circular pocket for at least half the rotation of the caster assembly.
A creeper comprising a top surface and a bottom surface;
A creeper comprising a top surface and a bottom surface;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.