Automobile maneuvering device

Patent · Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:5987562

Ricciardi, R

An automobile maneuvering device is described which consists of: a chassis comprising transport wheels for permitting movement of the device along the ground, a drive wheel operably rotatably connected to the chassis, and means for rotating the drive wheel, clamp means operably connected to the chassis and spaced from and opposed to the drive wheel, the chassis including means to move the clamp means to engage one portion of an automobile tire with the drive wheel engaged at another portion of the automobile tire, and means to actuate the rotating means, so that with rotation of the drive wheel the automobile tire is rotated and the automobile and device moved along the ground.

• Assignee: NOV; NOV-87-077367; EDB-87-163185
• Patent Number(s): US 4687070
• OSTI ID: 5987562
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 6 Aug 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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