Patent ID: 6622960
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A mechanical device for use with wheeled items to prevent hoses, cords, cables and the like from being caught in a nip area between a lower supporting surface and an upper tread surface of said wheeled items when said hoses, cords or cables are pulled around said wheels comprising:a wedge-shaped body having a substantially flat bottom base to engage the lower supporting surface and a top surface at an angle to the bottom base so as to provide contact with the wheel tread at least one inch above the lower supporting surface; said wedge-shaped body having three sides that follow the shape of a â€œUâ€ , the rounded shoulders of which provide a smooth surface over which hoses and the like can be pulled; said wedge-shaped body having a fourth side formed by the intersection of the top surface and bottom surface that may be thrust under a wheel; said wedge-shaped body having at the bottom end of the â€œUâ€  shape a thickness sufficient to fill said nip area and provide a vertical surface greater than the diameter of hoses and cables; said wedge-shaped body having a wedge width sufficient to be stable on the said supporting surface; and, said wedge-shaped body having a maximum thickness at the base of the â€œUâ€  so that it can easily be run over by the wheel.