Patent Application
20050263228
In the construction, moving and heavy-industry there is a need to protect the flooring from harsh elements. Such protection should be convenient to transport and to use, relatively light weight and disposable. Movers, appliance installers, various construction workers use hand trucks or dollies to mobile in furniture, appliances and other items into a house, office and commercial buildings. They lay down rolls of plastic or cut up cardboard and use as runners in order to prevent damaging tire/wheel marks, also preventing harsh weather conditions such as, in the rain, snow, sleet, mud, etc. tires/wheels on hand trucks or dollies cause. When rolling in cumbersome in size, bulky to transport items over marble, tile, carpet, vinyl flooring, wood flooring and decorative flooring the tire/wheel cover would eliminate any potential damage to flooring, be less trouble sum and less expensive than laying rolled plastic or cutting cardboard in the lengthily distance the item on the hand truck or dolly must be rolled to the dropping point. With the tire/wheel cover it will free up the time consuming of repositioning of the rolled plastic or cut up cardboard as the hand truck or dolly continues to the destination point within the facility. With the tire/wheel cover the hand truck or dolly is free to move about in any direction and distance. Due to weather conditions a hand truck or dolly is rolled outside of the house, office or buildings and the tires/wheels are picking up the elements such as water, snow, sleet, mud etc. therefore, when entering the house or building the elements no mater how much rolled plastic or cardboard is laid on the flooring the outside elements will not be disposed and will cause damage. With the disposable tire/wheel cover the person using the hand truck or dolly can easily place the disposable tire/wheel cover over the tire/wheel of the hand truck or dolly therefore, eliminating the damage to inside flooring. When exiting the house or building the tire/wheel cover is either disposed of or washed for reusing until worn out.
Thus, there is a need for a disposable adequately durable tire/wheel cover that is convenient to apply and is readily available for use.
Briefly, according to an aspect of the invention, a disposable tire/wheel cover is a dimensional cover closing around the tire/wheel in whole covering close to the axel.
According to another aspect, a disposable tire/wheel cover is sized for a various of different tire/wheels diameters.
According to another aspect, a tire/wheel cover material may be disposable, washable and reusable from a wide array of materials including polyethylene, polypropylene, non-woven materials and maybe translucent.
According to another aspect, the disposable tire/wheel cover will protect the flooring from harsh elements like water, snow, sleet, mud, tire marks, scuffing, etc.
To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the invention, then, comprises the features hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims. The following description and the annexed drawings, although not necessarily to scale, set forth in detail certain illustrative embodiments of the invention. These embodiments are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles of the invention may be employed. Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the drawings.
In the annexed drawings:
In the detailed following the description identical components have been given the same reference alpha letters in the several figures.
Referring to
Industrial Application. It will be appreciated that the tire/wheel covers of the invention may protect interior flooring of many kinds.
