Patent ID: 6227512
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A removable block for immobilizing a tire (8) of a vehicle wheel on a supporting structure (3) having a plurality of perforations (5) thereon, the block having a transverse body extending, transversely to a direction of movement of the immobilized tire (8), during use and the block being immobilized via at least one of the perforations of the supporting structure (3);wherein the transverse body (1 or 30) of the block comprises a lower branch (9 or 32) and an upper branch (10 or 33), the lower branch (9 or 32) extends parallel to the upper branch (10 or 33) but is spatially offset from the upper branch (10 or 33), first ends of the lower branch (9 or 32) and the upper branch (10 or 33) are joined to one another by an inclined connection section (11 or 34), and opposed second ends of the lower branch (9 or 32) and the upper branch (10 or 33) of the body (1 or 30) are connected to an immobilizing base (13 or 31) comprising a locking mechanism for removably attaching the block to the supporting structure (3) via at least one of the perforations of the supporting structure (3); the upper branch (10 or 33) extends toward the immobilizing base (13 or 31) and includes an angled portion (12, 35), and said locking mechanism comprises at least one centering-immobilizing element for engagement with at least one of the perforations.