Patent ID: 8727361
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A dolly for supporting a spool carrying a windable material wherein the spool has two opposite end flanges and a centrally-disposed hole in each end flange, the dolly comprising: a wheeled frame including an elongated section having two opposite ends, a pair of wheels which are supported in a spaced-apart relationship at one end of the elongated section, and at least one floor-engaging leg provided at the opposite end of the elongated section so that the at least one floor-engaging leg and the wheels cooperate to support the dolly upon a floor or underlying support surface; a U-shaped bracket assembly having two legs and a base which extends between the two legs, and the base is secured to the elongated section for attachment of the U-shaped bracket assembly to the elongated section; a first tipped member which is journaled to one leg of the U-shaped bracket for acceptance by the centrally-disposed hole provided in one end flange; a second tipped member which is journaled to the other leg of the U-shaped bracket for acceptance by the centrally-disposed hole provided in the other end flange of the spool so that upon positioning the spool between the legs of the U-shaped bracket, the tipped members can be manipulated into the centrally-disposed holes provided in the end flanges of the spool for supporting the spool within the U-shaped bracket; and a threaded rod interposed between the other leg of the U-shaped bracket and the second tipped member so that by rotating the threaded rod relative to the other lea, the second tipped member can be moved toward or away from the first tipped member for tightening or loosening the axial pressure applied to the end flanges of the spool by way of the tipped members.