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US 4,050,597 AGranted
Dolly for lifting and transporting vehicle wheels
OwnerWallace H. Hawkinsinventor
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Abstract
A wheel dolly is illustrated wherein threaded adjustment means are provided for adjusting the level of an inner substantially L-shaped wheel carrying frame within an outer substantially L-shaped wheeled support frame so that the level of the inner frame may be independently adjusted when elevated as into truck tire engaging position so that the proper level may be achieved for removing and replacing truck tires and the like.
Claims2
A wheel dolly including:
- a substantially L-shaped wheeled outer support frame;
- said support frame including a pair of spaced vertical posts and a pair of spaced legs extending horizontally therefrom;
- an inner substantially L-shaped wheel carrying frame;
- said inner wheel carrying frame including a pair of spaced vertical posts aligned with said first mentioned vertical posts and a pair of spaced load carrying legs extending horizontally therefrom within said first mentioned legs;
- elongated vertical sleeves (means) carried by said first mentioned legs for vertical sliding movement on said outer support frame;
- jacking means carried by said outer support frame for exerting a lifting force upon said inner wheel carrying frame;
- a transverse horizontal pivotal connection between a lower portion of said sleeves (said means carried for vertical sliding movement) and said inner wheel carrying frame;
- (and)
- a horizontal bridging member connecting upper portions of said sleeves;
- a horizontal bridging member connecting said spaced vertical post of said inner wheel carrying frame opposite said first mentioned bridging member;
- and
- threaded means exerting a force between said bridging members for tilting said inner wheel carrying frame about said pivotal connection restraining said inner wheel carrying frame in tilted position for maintaining a wheel supported thereby in proper position in respect to a vehicle axle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.