Drum dolly attachment apparatus

A drum attachment assembly connectable to an upright support tube on a dolly truck assembly and operable to be releasably connected to a main rim portion on a drum member, comprising:

• (a) a drum contact member of generally V-shape operable to contact an upper side wall of the drum member adjacent the main rim portion to provide abutment and prevent movement of the drum member in one lateral direction;
• (b) a drum attachment assembly connected to a support member on a dolly truck assembly for adjustable vertical movement thereon;
• (c) said drum attachment assembly includes a stationary drum connector engagable with an upper inner portion of the main rim portion of the drum member and an actuator drum connector assembly engagable with a lower outer portion of the main rim portion of the drum member;
• (d) said drum attachment assembly includes a main support housing assembly slidably mounted on said support member having said stationary drum connector secured thereto;
• (e) an attachment handle member secured to said main support housing assembly operable to be grasped for vertical movement of said drum attachment assembly on said upright support tube of said dolly truck assembly;
• (f) said stationary drum connector includes a drum contact member which is inclined toward said housing, and said drum contact member having an inclined edge section engagable with an upright inner portion of the main rim portion of the drum member;
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• (g) said actuator drum connector includes an actuator contact member pivotally connected to said main support housing assembly and having a bias member to bias said actuator contact member into a position which is inclined away from said housing so as to be adjacent to and substantially aligned with said drum contact member and into contact with an outer lower portion of the main rim rim portion on the drum member.