Dolly for lifting and transporting vehicle wheels

Claim 1

A wheel dolly including: a substantially L-shaped wheeled outer support frame; said support frame including a pair of spaced vertical posts and a pair of spaced legs extending horizontally therefrom; an inner substantially L-shaped wheel carrying frame; said inner wheel carrying frame including a pair of spaced vertical posts aligned with said first mentioned vertical posts and a pair of spaced load carrying legs extending horizontally therefrom within said first mentioned legs; elongated vertical sleeves (means) carried by said first mentioned legs for vertical sliding movement on said outer support frame; jacking means carried by said outer support frame for exerting a lifting force upon said inner wheel carrying frame; a transverse horizontal pivotal connection between a lower portion of said sleeves (said means carried for vertical sliding movement) and said inner wheel carrying frame; (and) a horizontal bridging member connecting upper portions of said sleeves; a horizontal bridging member connecting said spaced vertical post of said inner wheel carrying frame opposite said first mentioned bridging member; and threaded means exerting a force between said bridging members for tilting said inner wheel carrying frame about said pivotal connection restraining said inner wheel carrying frame in tilted position for maintaining a wheel supported thereby in proper position in respect to a vehicle axle.