Abstract: An intensive care carriage includes a base frame to which poles are mounted. The carriage includes two sections which are detachably interconnected. Each section includes a pole and a base. A platform is mounted on said carriage base frame to support equipment therein. A transducer support is mounted on said pole and permits a transducer attached thereto to permit adjustment of the height of the transducer and to permit the transducer to rotate around the pole.

Abstract: A low profile positive displacement pump system is disclosed. The pump system includes a gasoline powered engine with a vertically disposed crank shaft. The system also includes a piston pump with at least one horizontally disposed piston, and a pump shaft assembly which mounts onto the crank shaft. A base including a cavity for retaining the pump is provided. The engine mounts directly onto the base, and fixes the orientation of the pump shaft assembly with respect to a driven end of each piston. The pump shaft assembly includes at least one eccentric camming surface for contacting a driven end of the piston and for causing each piston to complete one stroke per revolution of shaft rotation.A high pressure piston pump base is disclosed, comprising a main body including an upper surface, wherein the upper surface is suitable for mounting directly to a mounting flange of a gasoline powered engine having a vertically disposed drive shaft.

Abstract: A mounting bracket assembly and file container assembly include a pair of mounting brackets and a file container which can be easily mounted to a vertical surface such a wall or a file shuttle or cart. The mounting brackets include supporting posts for supporting a file container and through holes for mounting the brackets to a vertical surface. Alternatively, the mounting brackets can be attached to a file shuttle using elongated slots along an edge of the bracket. The slots and posts are located on the brackets to provide a uniform footprint when surface mounting or access to the slots when file shuttle mounting.

Abstract: A portable power distribution panel for disposition in a sealed, isolated space to receive primary power input from an external source and to distribute reduced or secondary voltage operating power to each of a plurality of output power receptacles while including a circuit breaker with ground fault indicator in each respective power output circuit.

Abstract: A combination transport device and work surface has a collapsible support member and base member. In the collapsed position, the support member and base member are close to a stem of the device to define a transport surface. The transport surface can be easily moved via a handle and wheels. In the extended position, the support member and the base member extend transversely from the stem to define a work surface and a support base respectively.

Abstract: A walker cart for an ambulatory patient includes a telescoping rod with a holder at the top end of the rod for holding one or more intravenous solution bags to which the patient is connected, and frame members to which infusion pump elements may be connected for the patient. The cart includes caster wheels for maneuvering the cart and handle elements which may be grasped by the ambulatory patient in several different ways, according to the desiderata or capability of the ambulatory patient.

Abstract: A molded plastic drum storage and/or transportation device has an inner wall conforming to a drum to be carried or stored. An outer wall is spaced from the inner wall to create a containment space therebetween. One end of the cart has a recess for collecting spills or overflow from the drum. Apertures in the recess allow fluid to flow into the containment space where it is held until emptied through a drain hole. According to one aspect of this invention, the device is tiltable and has wheels to facilitate transport of the drum. According to another aspect of the invention, the device is stationary and is adapted to store multiple drums in spaced horizontal adjacency and, with a drum spacer, in spaced vertical adjacency.

Abstract: A modular storage and organizing system for vehicles including a plurality of generally box-shaped units and a length-wise and depth-wise expandable floor rack for restraining the units from undesired movement during vehicle operation. The box units include a main trough box unit, a hanging file box unit, a storage box unit, and an auxiliary box unit. Each box-shaped unit, includes a plurality of walls having a front panel, a rear panel spaced away from the front panel, a pair of opposed side panels spaced away from each other and connecting the front and the rear panels. At least one panel of each box unit, other than the auxiliary box unit, has an unflanged top edge. Each box-shaped unit, includes at least one panel having a generally candy-cane or semicircular shaped top flange for removably engaging the unflanged top edge of a panel of another box unit. The floor rack is disposed onto a floor or a seating surface of the vehicle, with the box units disposed onto the rack.

Abstract: A pneumatic oil lubricator for lubricating replenishment mainly has a pneumatic oil pump for pumping oil from a oil reservoir to an oil outlet unit, such as an oil gun. An automatic controlling apparatus is provided which has a hollow unit sleeve, a piston disposed in the hollow unit sleeve, and a spring mounted on the piston. The piston has interior air passage formed at one end thereof. The entrance and the exit of the interior air passage are faced to the second connecting inlet and the connecting outlet respectively. In which, the hollow sleeve has a first and a second connecting inlets at its two end and an connection outlet. The first connecting inlet is linked to an air compressor, the first connecting outlet is linked to the air outlet unit, and the connecting outlet is linked to an air inlet of the pneumatic oil pump.

Abstract: The invention relates generally to high chairs for children and but more particularly to a high-stand whereby a child standing in a container at counter top level can observe the activities of adults. This invention provides a molded shell apparatus having a receptacle therein which allows a child between the ages of six to thirty months to observe adult activities at the adults working level.

Abstract: An I. V. stand is provided for (1) use by itself; (2) releasable use with a wheelchair providing for movement of its supporting wheels to provide only swiveling wheels; and (3) use with a gurney providing an adjustable arm attachment. The I. V. pole has an indicator for showing the position of a snubber, or attachment, mechanism used to contact the wheelchair. The I. V. stand has two castered forward wheels and two non-pivoted rear wheels with a castered fifth wheel located between the rear wheels for lifting the rear wheels off a floor when all castered wheels are desired on the I. V. stand.

Abstract: A secondary containment apparatus for storing a primary container is provided wherein the secondary containment apparatus is tilted into the vertical position to load the primary container. The secondary containment apparatus has a base member defining a liquid impermeable chamber, a support mounted in the chamber and a container catch mechanism for securing the primary container to the support when the secondary containment apparatus is in the vertical position such that the primary container is properly mounted therein upon returning the secondary containment apparatus to the horizontal position. A lid member is preferably provided which engages with the base member to enclose the primary container.

Abstract: A mobile air supply cart for use by personnel wearing respirators while working in hazardous environments. The cart supports two compressed air cylinders and has a handle and wheels, thereby facilitating transporting the air supply as the movements of the user require. A connector pin allows the cart to be separated into a base assembly and a frame assembly to which the cylinders are secured. In this configuration the cylinders can be carried through confined spaces. A piping system is mounted on the cart and regulates the pressure of the air supplied to the user. Valving allows the cylinder from which air is supplied to be switched out and the other cylinder to be switched in as the air is depleted in one cylinder without interrupting the supply of air to the user. A low pressure manifold on the cart allows several users to be supplied with air simultaneously. A coupling in the piping system allows the cylinders to recharged from a remote air supply while simultaneously supplying air to the user.

Abstract: An implement carrier and organizer is provided, including a hollow body with a top closure from which are suspended upwardly opening wells for storage of tools inverted with the handles downward within such wells. Both deeper wells for long handled tools, and more shallow welts for short handled tools, are provided. Casters are attached to the bottom of the carrier and organizer so that it may be easily trundled from one place to another, and rotated when in cramped storage space areas for easy access to particular tools.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting and transporting a Christmas tree including a base having an upper surface with a center point and a lower surface with a periphery. A Christmas tree stand or other support device is disposed generally above the center point of the base for supporting the Christmas tree. A set of wheels are rotatably mounted generally about the periphery of the lower surface of the base for transporting the base. The wheels are spaced from each other to provide balanced support for the base. The wheels can be locked to prevent unintended transportation of the base. An extension member may be attached to hooks on the underside of the base for facilitating transportation of the tree.

Abstract: A hospital bed supported on a wheeled base, and a ventilator supported on a wheeled cart and docked to the base of the bed, the combination of ventilator and bed capable of being rolled as a single unit. The ventilator cart includes a wheeled base, and supports connected to the base for supporting a ventilator, with the supports providing for selective raising and lowering of the ventilator. The hospital bed base is wheeled and has a generally Y-shaped base frame. The outspread arms of the Y-shaped base frame receives the ventilator cart so that the two may be docked together. The ventilator when docked to the hospital bed base falls within the footprint of the bed as projected downwardly onto the floor. A latch secures the ventilator to the bed base. A disabling switch disables the high/low function of the bed preventing the bed from being lowered downwardly onto the ventilator. A power supply mounted to the bed base provides for uninterrupted operation of the ventilator.

Abstract: A refuse container includes a base flange, to include wheel members mounted thereto, with a hoop member positioned above the base flange, with the hoop member and base flange orthogonally oriented relative to a support plate. An upper distal end of the support plate includes a recess, with the recess pivotally receiving a positioning leg. The positioning leg arranged for projection through a container lid, with the positioning leg having a handle leg extending the positioning leg in an orthogonal relationship, and a grasp bar orthogonally mounted to the handle leg spaced from the positioning leg, with a spring mounting bar fixedly and orthogonally mounted to the handle leg spaced from the support plate, with spring members mounted to the spring mounting bar extending to the support plate, whereupon pivoting of the positioning leg within the recess lifts the associated container lid and maintains the lid in a raised orientation.

Abstract: A transportable component stand having interactive upper and lower frame members wherein components can be raised and lowered by an electromechanical crank including an electric motor and threaded shaft, which raises and lowers the upper frame member on the lower frame member. Closable front and rear covers are also included. The stand allows a user to transport, store and use the components in a variety of environments.

Abstract: A mobile support stand for hospital equipment has a plurality of poles projecting upwardly from a wheeled base with IV hangers at the upper ends of the poles. The base has a span sufficient to provide the needed stability against tipping, with legs projecting outwardly from the base with wheels at their free ends for supporting and transporting the stand. At least one of the legs is retractable between a fully extended, operative position and a retracted, non-extended position. A securing mechanism allows the stand to be secured to existing mounting holes on a hospital bed with the retractable leg facing outward, and once the stand is secured to the bed the retractable leg is retracted out of the way so that the floor space taken up by the bed and attached stand is minimized.

Abstract: A hospital bed supported on a wheeled base, and a ventilator supported on a wheeled cart and docked to the base of the bed, the combination of ventilator and bed capable of being rolled as a single unit. The ventilator cart includes a wheeled base, and supports connected to the base for supporting a ventilator, with the supports providing for selective raising and lowering of the ventilator. The hospital bed base is wheeled and has a generally Y-shaped base frame. The outspread arms of the Y-shaped base frame receive the ventilator cart so that the two may be docked together. The ventilator when docked to the hospital bed base falls within the footprint of the bed as projected downwardly onto the floor. A latch secures the ventilator to the bed base. A disabling switch disables the high/low function of the bed preventing the bed from being lowered downwardly onto the ventilator. A power supply mounted to the bed base provides for uninterrupted operation of the ventilator.

Abstract: A mobile support frame for supporting radiation detection equipment used to detect radiation from material passed through the frame including a base structure and at least one support member extending substantially upward from the base with at least one detector mount movably supported along the support member such that the detector mount may be located at a plurality of positions along the support member. A radiation detector probe is operatively mounted on the detector mount. The detector mount is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the support member such that the radiation detection equipment may be orientated in a plurality of positions about said perpendicular axis to monitor the radioactivity from material passed through the frame.

Abstract: A hospital cart structure is arranged to include a flexible support container suspended from the support frame structure of the cart, with the support container mounted within a rigid container loop, and the container loop having a lid member hingedly mounted to the loop in biased communication with the container hoop.

Abstract: A camera pedestal has a cylinder with a tapering cross-section for providing a uniform counterbalancing force using a compressed gas. Telescoping column sections which make up a column assembly have inner relief channels and outer slots for hardened roller strips. A column drive system has a motor driving a gear engaged to a rack on the column, to automatically or remotely raise or lower the column. A column braking system locks the column assembly into any selected position and prevents extension or retraction of the column assembly if the load on the column is not counterbalanced by the compressed gas. The column assembly is eccentrically positioned on its base tank. The pedestal is engageable to a receptacle on a camera dolly with a telescoping steering drive tube interconnecting a steering assembly on the pedestal with a steering system in the dolly.

Abstract: A bucket pourer comprises a base structure and an upright support structure extending upwardly from the base. Pivotally mounted within the upright support structure is a bucket holder. A handle extends from the bucket holder, and by manipulating the handle, the bucket can be moved from an upright holding position to a tilted pouring position.

Abstract: A movable cart for supporting pressurized gas cylinders in hospital operating rooms has a housing preferably proportioned to enclose a pair of cylinders in upright side by side positions. Wheels at the base of the housing are positioned to support the housing when it is tilted for transporting while enabling the housing to rest directly on the underlying surface when in a more upright orientation. A third wheel carried by a pivoting leg is swung outward from the base of the housing when it is to be tilted and moved. The housing may have a plurality of gas outlet fittings, a cylinder selector valve, plural pressure regulators for simultaneous delivery of different pressures and plural gauges for indicating pressures in different portions of the gas flow path.

Abstract: A mobile tripod support device for stable and secure engagement of a tripod for video cameras and auxiliary equipment. The device includes a triangular base component having ground-engaging wheels and tripod leg supports. A lidded storage compartment is disposed in part within the base component and provides for storage of auxiliary equipment and supplies. A storage battery is disposed in the storage compartment and is electrically connected to outlets affixed to a forward wall of the storage compartment.The tripod support device can be easily maneuvered into close spaces and the self-contained electricity power source eliminates the inconvenience of extensions cords and a remote power source.

Abstract: A pressure washer frame is modified to include a hose reel and a gunvalve rack so that those items can be transported to a job site with the pressure washer. The hose reel is created by connecting a stop member to the conventional handle with a pair of brackets so that a hose can be coiled about the handle and held against slippage by the stop member. The rack for the gunvalve is created by adding a pair of longitudinally spaced cradles to the frame. The first cradle is added to the handle end of the frame and supports the pistol grip part of the gunvalve. The second cradle is added to the opposite end of the frame and supports the distal end of the gunvalve. A strap associated with the second cradle holds down the distal end.

Abstract: An improved mechanics creeper which consists of a fore creeper and a rear creeper, wherein a lower junction edge is provided on a front end of the rear creeper, a plurality of holes are provided on the lower junction edge and a dovetail mortise is provided on each of two sides of the lower junction edge; an upper junction edge is provided on a rear end of the fore creeper to correspond to the lower junction edge, a plurality of pillars are provided on an inner side of the upper junction edge to be inserted in the holes on the lower junction edge, and a dovetail tenon is provided on each of two inner sides of the upper junction edge to be inserted in the dovetail mortise; through assembly of the lower junction edge of the rear creeper with the upper junction edge of the fore creeper, an integral mechanics creeper is formed and can be disassembled and then assembled anew at a junction of both the fore and rear creepers.

Abstract: A collapsible table height cart is disclosed for elevating a table top mounted case enclosed machine, such as a voting station for deployment of a direct recording electronic voting machine. The erection of the case on the cart is assisted by a series of pivoting motions over a cart fulcrum for ease of voting station erection by polling place personnel having less than average strength. The collapsed cart is flush to one side of the case. The case and collapsed cart transport on a supporting tracking wheel pair protruding from a lower edge of the case at the collapsed cart. Stowing occurs with the case containing the polling station standing on end in a substantially vertical position. Support of the polling station in the vertical stowed position occurs from both the tracking wheel pair and paired arcuate members extending over the bottom edge of the cart.

Abstract: A container for holding assorted items includes a rack, a compartment having a rear face and connected to the rack, a flange member extending from the rack which can pivot flat against the rear face of the compartment, and a wheel mounted on the flange member which can pivot with the flange member against the rear face of the compartment, to conserve space and prevent unwanted rolling of the container. The compartment is preferably an elongated, hollow cube, and a plurality of such compartments may be provided, one on top of the other, for the segregated retention of items. The rack preferably includes an essentially inverted U-shaped tube having a cross-segment and two parallel side segments. The compartment top and bottom faces have rack receiving ports for receiving the side segments of the rack. The side segments are each formed of multiple link portions removably connected together.

Abstract: A built-up tool carriage includes a base supported on wheels, which has a transverse handhold on the front edge thereof for moving the carriage with the hand, a back panel and two side panels attached to the base at right angles through tenon-and-groove joints, two front door panels respectively hinged to the side panels, which includes one having a plurality of holes on the inside for inserting hooks for hanging tools and the other having tool compartments of different sizes and shapes on the inside for keeping different tools and accessories, a plurality of sliding boxes moved to slide in and out between the side panels, and a top cover hinged to the back panel and covered over the side panels and the front door panels on the top. Connecting rods are inserted into aligned holes on the side panels, the base and the back panel and secured by hand screws.

Abstract: The invention is a clothes shopping cart that is designed to hold a substantial number of clothing and accessory items for a shopper in department and clothing stores. The cart moves about easily and provides the shopper with the ability to load up the cart with goods as a shopper wheels the cart about through the department store aisles. The clothing shopping cart is designed for ease of parking in conjunction with other carts. The cart uses a U shaped base and a storage space that is oriented to allow the carts to nest with each other. The cart is constructed to permit a substantial number or items to be placed in the cart prior to purchase while allowing for an adequate amount of room between the cart and aisles of the ordinary department store, so that a plurality of cars can move in and about the department store.

Abstract: A paper sack carrying wheeled dolly is provided having a bottom platform supporting the bottom of a biodegradable paper sack such as is now required by some municipalities in their recycling programs. The upright frame of the dolly has a rearwardly extended top handle portion and mounts a top entry guide extending forwardly therefrom vertically aligned with the bottom platform with a bottom shank sized to fit within the top of the paper sack. A retainer strap having opposite ends fastened to opposite sides of the top of the frame has resiliently deflectable convex portions cam action latch tightened on opposite sides and the front of a bag at the top against the bag entry shank of the top entry guide.

Abstract: A transportable component stand for storage and use of the contained components in various locations having wheels and a handle for ease of movement. The height of the components and the angle of at least some of the components can be varied for use by various persons. The transportable stand further includes locking panels to prevent unauthorized access and storage spaces for concealing the power cord, as well as associated hardware and curtains for creating an enclosure, i.e., when used as a voting booth.

Abstract: A quadrilateral refuse container (2) comprising a bottom (8) and four sidewalls (6) extending upwardly therefrom and terminating in an upper rim (64). The container further comprises a handle (52) extending outward from at least one side of the container, the handle having two parallel spaced apart sideplates (54), each sideplate having a lower edge profile for defining a downwardly concave recess (62). When one container is stacked inside a like-configured second container, the upper rim of the bottom container is nested within the handle sideplate recesses of the top container, and the sidewalls of the underlying container are held in a fixed vertical orientation. Recesses (49) are further provided within sidewalls (6) of the container, adapted to receive handle projections from a like configured second container, whereby the containers can be stored in a side by side abutment.

Abstract: A multipurpose container has a bucket supported above the floor by a skirt. The skirt extends from the upper edge of the bucket down and out, so the skirt provides a good base for the bucket, with the bucket suspended centrally of the skirt. Slots are provided in the skirt as handholds, and a bail is optionally received on the bucket to provide dual lifting handles. The lower edge of the skirt may receive casters, either directly, or on a platform that is fixed to the skirt. A drain in the bottom of the bucket can receive a drain hose, knockouts being provided to open the bucket, and to allow the drain hose to pass through the skirt.

Abstract: A bowl-lifting apparatus having a linear actuator to rotate a pivotal Y-shaped bowl lift arm with the bowl-lifting apparatus having self locking members to automatically lock the mixing bowl in the bowl-lifting apparatus to permit a person to move the mixing bowl about. A shock absorber or bowl damper prevents undue oscillation of the mixing bowl as the mixing bowl is emptied. A lever allows the user to quickly tip the mixing bowl and empty the contents of the mixing bowl into another container. A twelve volt battery and a charger mounted on the bowl lifting apparatus provide a mobile power source that can be recharged overnight. A four bar linkage with a sensor switch prevents the bowl-lifting apparatus from lifting a bowl if the bowl is improperly aligned on the lift arms.

Abstract: The tray mounting assembly includes a U-shaped frame with two free ends, each of which has a hole aligned with the other, and a plate having a front wall with a mounting shaft extending upward from the front and a rear wall on which a lug is mounted. The plate is pivotally connected to the U-shaped frame.

Abstract: The compartmentalized basket truck includes a wood slat base platform having a caster at least at each corner thereof. Each caster includes a steel support plate by means of which it is engaged to the base platform. Also provided is a steel framework including uprights extending upwardly from the base platform and supporting thereon a plurality of horizontal cross members to create a plurality of divisions to the basket truck. Within each division is received a compartment forming fabric body which is secured to the horizontal frame members by clips. Each of four corner uprights of the framework is engaged through the base platform and to a corresponding steel plate to relieve stress on the corners of the platform of the basket truck.

Abstract: A uniquely constructed stretcher or sled provided with mounting hardware to support existing medical equipment in a compact and effective manner thereby providing an extremely effective neonatal emergency transport system. The stretcher includes mounting hardware at the central portion thereof for a transport incubator and attached to the incubator is a bracket specifically constructed to mount a heated humidifier. Adjacent the incubator unit toward the right end of the stretcher is a rack system of brackets to consolidate and support several pieces of equipment used in monitoring the neonate and the environment inside the incubator including an infusion pump, oxygen monitor, pulse oximeter and ECG monitor.

Abstract: A plastic container with a bottom and, connecting continuously onto the edge thereof a standing wall of random shape defining an upper circular edge portion on which can be placed a cover provided with a peripheral groove for receiving the edge portion, the cover and the edge portion being provided with co-acting locking elements. The locking elements include on the one hand by a number of L-shaped locking members distributed uniformly over the periphery, one leg being fixed to the cover or to the edge portion of the container such that it is oriented perpendicularly to the bottom, and on the other hand by an outward pointing lip on the edge portion or the cover and against which the other leg of the locking member can be placed.

Abstract: A retractable barbecue grill trolley has a first plate and a second plate pivotally linked thereto to form a foldable base plate and four legs pivotally attached to the base plate. Each leg has an upper and a lower post connected by a leaf spring deposited in the lower post. Each upper post has an fixing mechanism to be fixed by a pivotal supporting beam having a plurality of threading holes.

Abstract: A medical support system comprises a pole for supporting intravenous related medical equipment. The pole has two different diameters to enable it to be interchangeably inserted into a wheeled strand, a wheelchair bracket, and a gurney cart socket. A stop in the stand limits insertion of the pole into the stand, and a locking knob locks the pole to the stand. The pole and the stand are designed to enable the pole to be inserted into and withdrawn from the stand under normal ceilings without having to tip the stand. The wheelchair bracket receives and locks the pole in a manner similar to the stand. The medical support system enables a patient connected to the intravenous related medical equipment to be transported in a wheelchair or gurney cart without also having to transport the stand.

Abstract: A support stand suitable for use in medical or other applications, which can be shipped or stored in a flat configuration. A support base is equipped with several rollers, located generally around the outside perimeter, which serve to support the assembled medical support stand. The depressed inside portion of the base is equipped with a permanently attached base post having a Morse taper or the like. A support post can be quickly assembled to the base with a single bolt by slipping the support post over the base post and tightening the bolt from beneath the base. The use of a Morse taper, a depressed inner portion in the base, and a female support post configuration are improvements that ensure the necessary strength, rigidity, stability and hygiene necessary for a support stand intended for use in medical applications.

Abstract: A care cart and a hospital bed having mating bases to permit the care cart to nest with the hospital bed. The combination of cart and bed can be rolled from place to place to transport the patient and the cart can be removed from the bed while maintaining the life support systems connected to the patient while the patient is transferred to another patient support.

Abstract: A medical supply unit with a height-adjustable connection head, e.g., in the form of a ceiling-mounted supply unit or ceiling lamp, is able to receive a working device, e.g., an anesthesiological apparatus, while ensuring reliable coupling for this purpose, so that the user will be able to perform a procedure reliably, with the working device being correctly connected. This is made possible by a coupling part 34 equipped with guide faces 35, with which a receiving part 14 engages, which is provided with complementarily extending receiving jaws 15 and which actuates--in the case of correctly fitting engagement--electrical contacts 18, such that the control elements 10 provided on a control panel 9 for height adjustment of the connection head 1 and/or for supplying the working device 30 with the media needed for operation are released.

Abstract: A ski equipment transport device includes a handle having a telescoping tubular frame which pulls out of a base member. A top keeper is clasped on to the handle between the opposite sides of the telescoping portions thereof and is attached thereto by a snap fit. A notch is provided on the top keeper for accepting and supporting skis. A strap fastened to one end of the top keeper hooks on to the keeper at the opposite end for retaining the skis. Slots or openings are provided within the base for accepting the butt end of the skis and the points of the ski poles. A wheel assembly is attached to the base so that the device is able to support itself in an upright position when fully loaded. The wheel assembly is at least partially removable from the base to permit the device to be positioned in an equipment locker.

Abstract: A foldable wheeled stand is provided for supporting a motor driven pipe threading machine during operation thereof, for transporting the machine from one location to another, and for storing the machine during periods of non-use. The stand includes an upper support portion on which the machine is mounted, and a scissors-type foldable leg assembly providing a lower support portion by which the upper support portion and threading machine can be elevated and lowered relative to an underlying support surface. Elevating and lowering is achieved through a crank actuated jackscrew arrangement. The lower support portion includes a pair of wheels, whereby the stand, when folded, can be pivoted relative to the wheels to an inclined angle at which the stand and the threading machine mounted thereon are supported by the wheels for movement along the underlying surface.

Abstract: A dolly for supporting a tank standing on end is provided with a T-shaped plastic base formed by a crossarm and a leg that are joined by an adjustable interlocking connection. Both ends of the crossarm and the end of the leg remote from the crossarm are provided with arcuate grooves that receive the bead surrounding the bottom of the tank. The heads of fastening screws extend over the grooves to retain the bead therein. A metal axle rod extends through a longitudinal passage in the crossarm. This passage has an open top in the region between the grooves in the crossarm so that a tank on the base engages the rod to be supported directly thereby.