Patent ID: 7299902

Claim:
A wheel chock for a tandem wheeled vehicle having a first wheel and a second wheel disposed on a supporting surface, said wheel chock comprising: a first block member having a top side, a surface engaging bottom side, a first end and a second end, said first end having an angled contact panel configured for frictional engagement with said first wheel; a second block member in spaced apart relation to said first block member, said second block member having a top side, a surface engaging bottom side, a first end and a second end; a linkage assembly interconnecting said first block member and said second block member, said linkage assembly configured to generally displace said second block member in generally horizontal relation to said supporting surface and away from said first block member into abutting engagement with said second wheel for placement of said wheel chock into an engaged condition; a handle pivotally connected to said first block member and operatively connected to said linkage assembly to move said first block member and said second block member between said engaged condition having said first block member against said first wheel and said second block member against said second wheel so as to prevent movement of said vehicle and a disengaged condition having said second block member moved away from said second wheel so as to allow movement of said vehicle; and a locking member at said first block member, said locking member received through one or more locking slots in said first block member and into operative engagement with said linkage assembly so as to maintain said linkage assembly in said engaged condition.