Compact mechanic's creeper
US10322607B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25H5/00
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A compact mechanic?s creeper comprising an elongate body comprising a back rest portion and a head rest portion, a pair of ground contacting wheels, one of each of the wheels on either side of the back rest portion, each of the wheels rotating about a respective fixed axis of rotation positioned substantially at a right angle to a length of the elongate body and a ground contacting swivel towards a top end of the elongate body. When a user lies supine on the creeper with his head on the head rest portion, an upper edge of the pair of wheels are positioned on either side and substantially at a level of the user?s hips. In a particular embodiment the respective fixed axes of rotation are at an angle to one another and meet at a point above a center of the back rest portion.
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