Car moving lever assembly
OwnerFrank P. Bleierinventor
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Abstract
A knock-down lever assembly which enables the driver of a disabled automotive vehicle to move it manually for relatively short distances without assistance from others. The device permits the vehicle to be moved manually away from a lost traction area such as a pavement covered with snow, ice, mud, oil or other slippery substances, or from a traffic lane to the shoulder of the road.
Claims13
A knock-down car moving lever assembly manually operable by one individual without additional assistance for moving to a safe location a disabled automotive vehicle which has lost power or traction, said assembly comprising, in combination:
- (a) a drive cradle having a first detachable connecting means adjacent its upper end portion and a second detachable connecting means adjacent its lower end portion;
- (b) a plurality of laterally spaced ground engaging teeth mounted in depending relation on said drive cradle;
- (c) an actuating arm fixed to said first detachable connecting means at said upper end portion of said drive cradle;
- (d) a tensile strut fixed at one end to said second detachable connecting means adjacent said lower end portion of said drive cradle, and detachably connected at its opposite end to an intermediate point on said actuating arm;
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- (e) a tubular handle mounted on said actuating arm in an area spaced longitudinally outward from said opposite end of said tensile strut.
A knock-down car moving lever assembly for moving a disabled automotive vehicle manually by one individual without additional assistance, said assembly comprising, in combination:
- (a) a drive cradle of inverted T-shape having a first connecting means adjacent its upper end portion and a second connecting means adjacent its lower end portion;
- (b) said drive cradle comprising an upright structural member and a horizontal structural member rigidly connected thereto;
- (c) a plurality of reinforced teeth mounted in laterally spaced relation on said horizontal member, each said tooth having a downwardly projecting, sharp ground engaging point and a relatively heavy reinforcing rib extending longitudinally thereof;
- (d) an actuating arm fixed to said first connecting means at said upper end portion of said drive cradle;
- (e) a tensile strut fixed at one end to said second connecting means adjacent said lower end portion of said drive cradle, and fixed at its opposite end to an intermediate point on said actuating arm, and
- (f) means for manually gripping said actuating arm in an area spaced longitudinally outward from said opposite end of said tensile strut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.