Patent ID: 6702065
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: B25H,B62B

Abstract:
A folded tire step and wheeled caddy apparatus, comprising:a folded up tire step unit comprising: a first step assembly which includes a first step portion and a pair of first struts extending upward from said first step portion, a second step assembly which includes a second step portion and a pair of end bracket members extending downward from said second step assembly, wherein each of said end bracket members includes a front bracket portion and a rear bracket portion, each of said end bracket members being sized and configured to straddle a top portion of a vehicle tire such that each said front bracket portion is adapted to engage a front of said tire and each said rear bracket portion is adapted to engage a rear of said tire, hinge members connecting said first struts and said front bracket portions wherein said first step assembly is adapted to be rotated relative to said second step assembly between a first use position and a second storage position such that said first step portion comes to rest substantially co-extensively on said second step portion in said second storage position; and a wheeled caddy unit which includes tire step unit supports adapted for engagement with said end bracket members whereby to removably support said tire step unit in said second storage position on said caddy with said first step portion facing upwardly with respect to said caddy.