Patent ID: 6752404
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
A brake-operated dolly comprising:a dolly having side rails, cross members, wheels, and handles; a pair of brake support members being securely attached to said side rails and above said wheels of said dolly; a pair of brake members being pivotally mounted to said brake support members and being engageable to said wheels of said dolly, each of said brake support members being a cylindrical member which has an end which is securely attached to a respective said side rail and which extends outwardly therefrom above a respective said wheel, each of said brake members including a pair of arms having centrally-disposed ring portions and also having jaw portions for engaging said wheels and further having pad members being attached at ends of said jaw portions, said arms being mounted to a respective said brake support member in a scissors-like arrangement with said jaw portions being opposed to one another and being movable toward and away from one another and being engageable to opposite sides of a respective said wheel; and a brake actuating assembly including a pair of bracket members being securely attached to said side rails near said handles of said dolly, and also including an elongate brake actuator having ends journaled through said bracket members, and further including cables being connected to said brake members for the actuation thereof.