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US 5,472,219 AGranted
Combination automotive creeper and braking apparatus therefore
OwnerKurt C. Eckstruminventor
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An automotive creeper structure for an automotive mechanic to facilitate repairs to disabled vehicle including a creeper frame, a pad structure on the frame, swivel-like mounted casters secured to the frame to effectuate movement of the creeper structure. Parallel camming bars positioned on opposite sides of the pad structure, vertically movable creeper brake shoes mounted on the creeper frame for ground engagement. Structure is independently connected to each of the parallel camming bars and connected to an associated one of the vertically movable creeper brake shoes for causing an associated one of the vertically movable creeper brake shoes to move into braking contact with a ground surface underlying the creeper frame. The present invention also provides for a pair of individually hand operated handles supported on the creeper frame for individually and independently actuating an associated one of the vertically movable creeper brake shoes causing the associated one of the shoes to move up into a storage position and down into a ground engagement position for use by the mechanic.
In a creeper structure including a creeper frame, said frame being adapted for having a pad structure mounted thereon, swivel-like mounted casters secured to the frame beneath the pad structure, the improvement of parallel camming bars positioned on opposite sides of the pad structure, vertically movable creeper brake shoes mounted on said creeper frame beneath said pad structure for ground engagement, means independently connected to each of said parallel camming bars and connected to an associated one of said creeper brake shoes for causing an associated one of said creeper brake shoes to move into braking contact with a ground surface underlying the creeper frame, and a pair of individually hand operated handles supported on said creeper frame, each of said handles being connected to one of said parallel camming bars as well as an associated one of said creeper brake shoes causing the associated one of the shoes to move up into a storage position and down into a ground engagement position.
In combination, a creeper structure including a creeper frame, a pad structure on the frame, swivel-like mounted casters secured to the creeper frame beneath the pad structure, of parallel camming bars positioned on opposite sides of the pad structure, vertically movable creeper brake shoes mounted on said creeper frame beneath said pad structure for ground engagement, means independently connected to each of said parallel camming bars and connected to said creeper brake shoes for causing an associated one of said creeper brake shoes to move into braking contact with a ground surface underlying said creeper frame, and a pair of individually hand operated handles supported on said creeper frame, each of said handles being connected to one of said parallel camming bars as well as an associated one of said creeper brake shoes causing the shoes to move up into a storage position and down into a ground engagement position.
In a creeper structure including a creeper frame, a pad structure on the creeper frame, swivel-like mounted casters secured to the creeper frame beneath the pad structure, the improvement of parallel camming bars positioned on opposite sides of the pad structure, vertically movable creeper brake shoes mounted on said creeper frame beneath said pad structure for ground engagement, responsive camming means independently connected to each of said parallel camming bars and connected to an associated one of said creeper brake shoes, and a pair of individually hand operated handles supported on said creeper frame, each of said individually hand operated handles independently actuating one of said responsive camming means connected to said parallel camming bars causing a coactive camming effect of an associated one of said vertically movable creeper brake shoes, said camming effect causing the associated one of said vertically movable creeper brake shoes to move up into a storage position and down into a ground engagement position with a ground surface.
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