Patent ID: 6978865

Claim:
A safety chock for large wheeled vehicle, comprising: a shoe having a receiving face and a underside face; a shoe mounting shaft for controlling the position of said shoe with respect to a wheel of a vehicle and the traveling surface; a tierod assembly fixedly attached to a mounting bracket at a first end and rotatably coupled to said shoe at a second end; actuating means for rotating a shaft secured to said mounting bracket; a torque arm component, having: an upper thrust arm rotatably coupled to said actuating means at a first end and fixedly attached to said shaft at a second end, and a torque arm fixedly attached to said shaft at one a first end and rotatably coupled to said shoe mounting shaft at a second end such that when actuated, said torque arm component and said tierod assembly move in concert, said torque arm component for moving said shoe from a cruise position to a chocking position and said tierod assembly for positioning said receiving face of said shoe to engage the periphery of the wheel substantially at the same time said underside face of said shoe is contacting the traveling surface.