Wheel chock

Abstract

A wheel chock has an elongated body with a triangularly shaped cross section defined by the widths of a flat bottom surface and a pair of flat side members. A first end of the body has integral handle means extending away from the bottom surface and having grip means positioned a preselected distance from the bottom surface. The other end of the body is flat and transverse to the longitudinal axis of the body to facilitate the optional standing the body “on end”.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A wheel chock comprising an elongated body member extending along a longitudinal axis and having (a) a generally triangularly shaped cross section, (b) a flat bottom and a pair of generally flat sides generally defining said generally triangularly shaped cross section, (c) first and second ends, and (d) handle means integrally connected to said body at one of said ends, said wheel chock being further characterized by (i) the other of said ends being flat and transverse to said longitudinal axis to enable said body member to be set vertically upright on flat support means, (ii) said pair of flat sides being of equal longitudinal length, of preselected transverse widths, and being mutually connected along a longitudinally extending junction spaced a preselected transverse distance from said flat bottom of said body member, and (iii) said handle means comprising (1) grip support means extending at a preselected angle (with respect to said longitudinal axis) from said bottom and having a central surface and two spaced apart, parallel projections extending from said central surface, and (2) grip means connected to and between said projections and spaced from said central surface.  
     
     
         2 . The wheel chock of  claim 1  wherein said grip means is positioned substantially in alignment with said longitudinally extending junction.  
     
     
         3 . The wheel chock of  claim 1  wherein said body member is unitary, is fabricated, using injection molding, of high density polyethylene plastic, and has a plurality of voids extending from said flat bottom toward said pair of said flat sides, said voids being defined by a plurality of partition-like members.  
     
     
         4 . The wheel chock of  claim 3  wherein said voids are of triangular cross section.  
     
     
         5 . The wheel chock of  claim 4  wherein said grip support means, said two spaced apart, parallel projections, and said grip means of said handle means each have a plurality of voids.  
     
     
         6 . The wheel chock of  claim 1  wherein said pair of flat sides are of equal transverse width.  
     
     
         7 . The wheel chock of  claim 1  wherein said pair of flat sides have a plurality of longitudinally extending ridges.  
     
     
         8 . The wheel chock of  claim 1  wherein said longitudinally extending junction is flat and parallel to said flat bottom.  
     
     
         9 . The wheel chock of  claim 1  wherein (a) said flat bottom has a preselected longitudinal length and a preselected transverse width, and (b) said grip means and said two spaced apart, parallel projections collectively extend transversely a distance substantially equal to said transverse width of said flat bottom of said body member.  
     
     
         10 . The wheel chock of  claim 1  wherein said central surface is a preselected distance from said flat bottom surface.  
     
     
         11 . The wheel chock of  claim 2  wherein (when two of said wheel chocks are positioned with said longitudinally extending junctions thereof in close abutting relationship) said grip means of said wheel chocks will be in close near abutting relationship to facilitate a single human hand to grip and move said wheel chocks.  
     
     
         12 . The wheel chock of  claim 3  wherein said partitions include a plurality of reinforced standoff means.  
     
     
         13 . The wheel chock of  claim 12  in combination with support means connected to said standoff means.  
     
     
         14 . The wheel chock of  claim 13  wherein said support means comprises a plurality of pad members connected respectively to said plurality of reinforced standoff means.  
     
     
         15 . The wheel chock of  claim 13  wherein said support means comprises a resilient pad sized the same as the size of said bottom and connected to said plurality of reinforced standoff means.  
     
     
         16 . The wheel chock of  claim 12  in combination with a plurality of cleats respectively connected to said plurality of reinforced standoff means.  
     
     
         17 . The wheel chock of  claim 12  in combination with cleat means connected to at least one of said plurality of reinforced standoff means.