Back to results
US 2026/0062265 A1Published application
Wheel dolly
OwnerAlbert V. Coccaroinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A wheel dolly capable of lifting the wheel of a vehicle in response to the cycling of an actuation lever is described. The wheel dolly allows a user to select an operational mode wherein the starting height of the actuation lever is reduced. With the lower starting height, a user may be able to actuate the wheel dolly with less force and may find using the wheel dolly more comfortable
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a first body portion comprising:
- a first tubular portion defining a plurality of notches;
- and
- a first roller translationally coupled to the first tubular portion and oriented perpendicular to the first tubular portion;
- and
- a second body portion comprising:
- a second tubular portion receiving at least part of the first tubular portion;
- a second roller translationally coupled to the second tubular portion and oriented perpendicular to the second tubular portion;
- a pair of pawls;
- an actuation lever operative to cause the pair of pawls to act on the plurality of notches to translate the first tubular portion relative to the second tubular portion;
- a direction selector positionable to modify how the pair of pawls behave so as to select a lifting mode and a lowering mode;
- and
- a height selector positionable to modify a starting height of the actuation lever so as to select a full-height mode and a reduced-height mode;
- wherein:
- in the lifting mode, every cycle of the actuation lever moves the first roller towards the second roller by a distance, the distance in the full-height mode greater than that in the reduced-height mode;
- and
- in the lowering mode, every cycle of the actuation lever moves the first roller away from the second roller.
14 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.