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Ward M Oliphant

Michael Brendt Wilson

A motorcycle dolly is provided which includes a carriage for conveying the motorcycle parallel to a first plane and a prop mounted on the carriage for supporting the motorcycle in symmetrical orientation with respect to a second plane perpendicular to the first plane. In normal use, the first plane will be horizontal and the second plane vertical. The carriage consists of a chassis mounted on a plurality of casters. The casters have 360&deg; turn capability and a locking mechanism for preventing rotation of their wheels. A ramp slopes downwardly and away from the rear end of the channel to facilitate driving the motorcycle onto the web of the channel. The prop consists of a channel fixed to the carriage with the web of the channel perpendicular to the first and second planes and the flanges of the channel aligned to receive the front wheel of the motorcycle therebetween. At least one pair of resiliently flexible elongated plates is fixed to the inside walls of each of the flanges proximate one end of the plates. At least one pair of flexing mechanisms is mounted on each of the flanges and engageable with one of the plates. Each flexing mechanism cooperates with its associated flange to vary the distance between the plates and lock the motorcycle in the vertical condition.

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Bixby, OK, United States of America

Ward M Oliphant