Land vehicles – Wheeled – With worker's support or shade
Patent
1995-10-31
1998-03-24
Johnson, Brian L.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
With worker's support or shade
280 325, 280639, B25H 500
Patent
active
057304491
ABSTRACT:
A foldable creeper for supporting a person, the creeper articulated along a line which extends transversely along the approximate longitudinal centerline for movement between an open position and a folded storage position, and comprising articulating joints, a framework comprising longitudinal and transverse frame members, the longitudinal frame members constructed with a plurality of arches sized to accommodate the attachment of casters, the transverse frame members rigidly connecting left and right longitudinal frame members, the lower surface, and preferably the upper surface, of said transverse frame members positioned below the apex of the concave portion of the arched caster attachment points when said creeper is in the open position, support panels having top sides and bottom sides and connected to said transverse frame members, and casters connected to the frame members for supporting said frame members above the ground when said creeper is in the open position. The creeper is light weight, reduced in thickness, easy to manipulate, and in a preferred embodiment can be folded so that the wheels can be positioned inwards when the creeper is folded.
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Johnson Brian L.
Mechanic Accessory, Inc.
Yu Min
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