Patent ID: 8308416
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: B62B,B66F

Abstract:
1. A vehicle for transporting a ride-on trowel having an outer frame defining a shape, said vehicle comprising: a vehicle frame defining a bay that is sized and shaped to receive said ride-on trowel, said vehicle frame including a lower frame that surrounds said bay on three sides, a rear frame that is a generally U-shaped structure open at one end, and an L-shaped upper frame connected at one end to said lower frame and connected at another end to said rear frame; wherein said lower frame has an open rear end and a tapered front end and is configured to closely match said shape of said ride-on trowel outer frame; wherein said lower frame includes a plurality of guides extending downward therefrom, said guides comprising elongated members that are located so as to limit motion of said ride-on trowel in both left-right and fore-aft directions with respect to said vehicle frame while being lifted or lowered, wherein said guides are bent toward the front of said vehicle frame; wherein said lower frame and said rear frame are joined together at their respective open ends and define a substantially 90-degree angle with one another; means for driving said vehicle; and means for supporting said ride-on trowel from said vehicle frame.