Foldable tire dolly

• US 6,863,488 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2003
• Issued: 03/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of Agriculture
• Original Assignee: The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army
• Inventors: Chopra, Kewal K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lillis, Eileen D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SHARMA, RASHMI K
• Application Number:
  US10/361,038
• Publication Number:
  US 20040156700A1
• Time in Patent Office: 760 Days
• Field of Search: 414/429, 414/430, 280/79.4, 280/639, 280/641, 280/651, 280/659, 280/79.11, 280/638, 295/59, 294/34, 298/24
• US Class Current: 414/429
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 33/0002 assembling to the object, e.g. furniture
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 33/0039 Single wheels
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 33/0049 the rolling axle being horizontal
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 2202/031 Wheels, tires
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 2203/60 Positioning, means on a cart for loads
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 2205/006 dismountable
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 2206/04 only the load support being adjustable
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 3/104 the object being of cylindrical shape, e.g. barrels, buckets, dustbins
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 5/0083 Wheeled supports connected to the transported object

Abstract

A foldable dolly for moving and positioning a vehicle tire assembly is formed with a rectangular base member mounted on a plurality of casters. Two wings are hinged to opposite ends of the rectangular member and have adjustable positioning members having one end attached to the base member and the other end attached to one of the wings. A plurality of bearings at least one bearing being mounted on each wing and one on the rectangular base member allow rotation of the tire assembly on the dolly and easy withdrawal of the dolly when the tire is mounted on a vehicle.

Claims

1. A foldable dolly for moving and positioning a vehicle tire assembly having a tire mounted on a rim to be attached to a vehicle comprising:

a rectangular base member, formed of two separate base pieces with two adjustable slides mounted longitudinally on the base with one end of the slide firmly attached to each of the base pieces, the base member being mounted on a plurality of casters;

a pair of wings hinged to opposite ends of the rectangular member;

adjustable positioning members having one end attached to the base member and the other end attached to one of the wings; and

a plurality of bearings at least one bearing being mounted on each wing and at least one bearing on the rectangular base member.

2. The foldable dolly of claim 1 where at least one wing is hinged to the rectangular base so it can be rotated to a position to form a ramp allowing the tire assembly to be rolled onto the rectangular base member.