Patent ID: 6076838
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: B25H

Abstract:
A creeper apparatus comprising,a frame structure including a set of wheels for movably supporting the frame structure across a ground surface,a pad assembly coupled to the frame structure for substantially horizontal movement, the pad assembly including a support surface for the body of a person to lie on,a foot mounted to the pad assembly in a position to support the pad assembly upon engagement with the ground surface,a cam surface associated with one of the frame structure and the pad assembly, anda cam follower associated with the other of the frame structure and the pad assembly for engagement with the cam surface to support the pad assembly on the frame structure,whereby relative horizontal movement of the frame structure and the pad assembly causes disengagement of the cam surface and the cam follower, causing the weight of the pad assembly and the person lying thereon to cause the foot to engage the ground surface and sufficiently unweight the frame structure to hold the pad assembly stationary in place.