Patent ID: 9623892
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B62B

Claim:
1. A handling apparatus for handling cylindrical objects comprising: a base having a front and a back, a first side member and a second side member in parallel disposition to the first side member, and a cross member spanning between the first side member and the second side member, the front comprising ground engaging front wheels and the back comprising ground engaging back wheels; a tube extending upwardly from the cross member, the tube having a first face; a handle member extending upwardly from the tube the handle member comprising a first rail and a second rail, with an opening defined between the first rail and the second rail; a slide bar having a portion thereof slidingly inserted into the tube, the slide bar further comprising an upward end extending outside of the tube, the slide bar having a second face; an engagement bracket pivotally attached to the upward end of the slide bar, the engagement bracket comprising an openable circular band with a manually operated closure wherein the openable circular band has an open position, in which the cylindrical object may be placed within the circular band, and the circular band has a closed position, in which the manually operated closure is actuated and the circular band circumferentially grasps the cylindrical object; wherein the engagement bracket is pivotal from a horizontal position to a non-horizontal position wherein, in the horizontal position, the circular band may receive the cylindrical object when the cylindrical object is standing in a vertical position upon a horizontal surface, and in the non-horizontal position, the cylindrical object is grasped within the circular band in the closed position and tilted away from the vertical position such that a portion of the cylindrical object is receivable within the opening defined between the first rail and the second rail; and a locking mechanism which selectively locks the slide bar into a locking engagement with the tube.