Patent ID: 7815158

Claim:
A wheel hanger for hanging a wheel on a hoist arm, said wheel hanger comprising: a. a clevis comprising a top plate, a bottom plate, and a base plate, wherein said top plate and said bottom plate are substantially parallel to one another, and wherein said base plate is substantially perpendicular to said top plate and said bottom plate and connects said top plate and said bottom plate; b. a support arm having a distal end and a proximal end; c. an arm-connector having i) a proximal end, ii) a distal end, and iii) a recess in the distal end of said arm-connector for rotatably receiving the proximal end of said support arm; d. a first hinge formed between said clevis and the proximal end of said arm-connector; e. a second hinge formed between the distal end of said arm-connector and the proximal end of said support arm, whereby said support arm is rotatable about both of said first hinge and said second hinge; and, f. an attachment means for attaching said wheel hanger to the hoist arm, wherein said attachment means comprises providing the distance between said top plate and said bottom plate substantially the same as the height of the hoist arm, whereby the hoist arm is received between said top plate and said bottom plate.