US 12,233,770 B2
Wheel chock device and method of forming
John D. Anderson, Oswego, IL (US); and Walter J. Peach, Montgomery, IL (US)
Assigned to Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed by Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/340,452.
Prior Publication US 2022/0388440 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. B60P 3/077 (2006.01)
CPC B60P 3/077 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wheel chock device comprising:
a first body portion; and
a stepped-box body integrally formed with the first body portion, the stepped-box body having a lower portion and an upper portion, the stepped-box body transitioning from a first generally planar, generally horizontal surface on the lower portion to an intermediate sloped surface to a generally planar, generally vertical surface on the upper portion, the lower portion having a second generally planar, generally horizontal surface configured to engage a supporting surface of a carrier vehicle on which an automobile is disposed,
wherein an opposite side of the upper portion that is opposite the generally planar, generally vertical surface defines a tire-contacting surface that is positioned to engage a vehicle tire of the automobile while the second generally planar, generally horizontal surface engages the supporting surface of the carrier vehicle, and
wherein the intermediate sloped surface of the body surface has a greater width than at least one of the following: the first generally planar, generally horizontal surface or the generally planar, generally vertical surface.