Patent ID: 8882434

Claim:
A vehicle wheel dolly comprising: a well for positioning and capturing a tire and wheel assembly of an automobile, said well including: a generally flat first plate; a first side wall, said first side wall extending generally upward from said first plate at a first side edge; a second side wall, said second side wall extending generally upward from said first plate at a second side edge; a rear wall, said rear wall extending generally upward from said first plate at a rear edge and intersecting said first side wall and said second side wall; a second plate, said second plate extending generally horizontally outward from said first side wall at a top edge; a third plate, said third plate extending generally horizontally outward from said second side wall at a top edge; a lip, said lip extending vertical upward and downward from said first plate at a front edge and configured to engage a ground surface as the tire and wheel assembly enter said well; a roller assembly, said roller assembly secured to said rear wall near a top edge and configured to absorb forces exerted on said wheel dolly as the tire and wheel assembly enter said well; a plurality of casters secured to said wheel dolly; and wherein a first set of casters of said plurality of casters are secured to said second plate and said third plate near said rear wall and a second set of casters of said plurality of casters are secured to said second plate and said third plate said second set of casters configured to be positioned on said second plate and said third plate to create a fulcrum thereby enabling said vehicle wheel dolly to pivot about said second set of casters as the wheel and tire assembly enter said well.