Transport device for wheelless power driven equipment

• US 4,367,880 A
• Filed: 05/05/1980
• Issued: 01/11/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/1980
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Equipment Development Company Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Equipment Development Company Incorporated
• Inventors: Harding, Edward M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Smith, Milton L.
• Application Number:
  US06/146,246
• Time in Patent Office: 981 Days
• Field of Search: 280/47.13 R, 280/47.13 B, 280/47.32, 280/35, 280/47.17, 280/47.24, 280/47.15, 280/767, 280/63, 280/43.1, 280/47.2, 15/79 R, 15/79 A, 15/49 R, 15/49 C, 15/49 RB, 15/246, 404/112, 404/85, 404/86, 51/177
• US Class Current: 280/47.131
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 5/0083 Wheeled supports connected to the transported object

Abstract

A detachable wheeled dolly device for separable connection to the base portion and the handle of relatively larger and heavy wheelless power driven handle manipulated machines, whereby a downward push on the handle tilts such machines from out of surface contact and facilitates transport of such machines from one location to another as required.

Claims

1. A dolly for transport service when attached to a base and an operating handle of a relatively large and heavy surface treating machine and detachably connectable between said base and said handle of the machine;

said dolly including an upstanding cradle for engagement with said handle of the machine and being extendably, manually adjustable to regulate the angular position of said machine handle;

said manually adjustable cradle including a locking lever to retain the cradle in an extended position to set said handle in a desired angular position with respect to a surface normally supporting said machine;

whereby a manually applied downward push on said handle tilts said machine with respect to a base support surface to transpose the entire support of said machine from said surface to said dolly for manually maneuverable transport service.

3. A dolly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said dolly is comprised of an assembly of separate parts arrangeable to be shipped from a point of manufacture in knocked-down condition to a point of assembly of said parts for subsequent connection to a suitable wheelless machine to provide the wheels for manual tilting of said machine and transport of the said machine from one location of use to another location.

2. A dolly for attachment to a base and an operating handle of a wheelless machine comprising:

a plate member including spaced connector carrier hooks projecting outwardly therefrom and adapted to engage said base portion of said wheelless machine;

an upwardly projecting adjustable cradle connected at one end to said plate member and including a second end adapted to engage said handle portion of said wheelless machine; and

roller means operatively connected to said plate member and adapted to selectively rotatably support said wheelless machine;

whereby said dolly is removably attachable to said base portion and said handle portion of said wheelless machine to pemit said wheelless machine to be conveniently transported by applying a downward force on said handle portion so that the weight of said wheelless machine is supported by said roller means.

4. A dolly according to claim 2, wherein said adjustable cradle includes a first member adjustably mounted relative to a second member, said first member being fixed to said plate member and said second member being extendable upwardly to substantially orthogonally engage said handle portion.

5. A dolly according to claim 2, wherein said roller means is a pair of wheels rotatably supported on said spaced connector carrier hooks.