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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles L Mosher, Owatonna, MN (US);
Gerald E Barry, Owatonna, MN (US);
Anthony M Thompson, Faribault, MN (US);
Assignee:
OTC Division of SPX Corporation, Owatonna, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280 4724 ; 280 794 ; 414427 ;
Abstract
A dolly is provided for facilitating removal and installation of brake drums on vehicles. The dolly includes a frame having a cradle portion for supporting a brake drum. Wheels are rotatably mounted on the frame for moving the frame over a support surface into position beneath a brake drum. A handle projects from the frame for manually manipulating the frame into and out of position relative to the brake drum. An elevating linkage is provided for raising and lowering the frame relative to the wheels to lift and lower the brake drum relative to the vehicle.