Truck tire mounting device

• US 4,872,694 A
• Filed: 08/17/1988
• Issued: 10/10/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: William B. Griesinger
• Original Assignee: William B. Griesinger
• Inventors: Griesinger, William B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marmor, Charles A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Finlay, Tamara L.
• Application Number:
  US07/195,656
• Time in Patent Office: 419 Days
• Field of Search: 280/47.13 R, 280/47.11, 280/63, 280/79.1 R, 280/79.1 A, 280/47.131, 280/79.11, 280/79.4, 414/427, 414/428, 414/426
• US Class Current: 280/79.4
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 29/002 provided with a dolly
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 15/00 Crowbars or levers

Abstract

A wheel mounting device of fork-like design, adapted to lift and position a wheel by means of two horizontal parallel rollers, two vertical parallel rollers, a main-frame plate with caster assemblies mounted thereunder, and extensions forming a triangle, with a foot plate being mounted at the apex of the triangle, and said foot plate being on the same horizontal plane as the main-frame plate and the horizontal rollers.

Claims

1. A truck wheel mounting device comprising:

a laterally extending main-frame plate supported by each end by a caster assembly;

two horizontally protruding parallel roller assemblies, each one of which extends forwardly from each end of said main-frame plate;

two vertical parallel roller assemblies extending normal to said main-frame plate;

a horizontal foot activated lever extending rearwardly from the main-frame plate;

a first reinforcing bar having one end connected to a first end of said main-frame plate and the other end connected to said foot activated lever to define an apex;

a second reinforcing bar having one end connected to a second end of said main-frame plate and the other end connected to said foot activated lever at said apex;

a foot plate mounted at said apex;

and the length of said foot activated lever is relatively longer than the height of said caster assemblies thereby forming a lever action by pushing the foot plate down and raising the horizontal roller assemblies with the caster assemblies comprising a fulcrom point.