Stabilization Starts from the Ground Up
I began to search for a means to better secure wheels from rolling. The commercial option available didn't quite fit what I was looking for and it was far too heavy. I wanted an item that would securely chock a wheel in both directions that would lock and require a user to intentionally release.
The first prototype involved two wedge shaped structures which were connected by telescopic tubes which would allow the user to adjust the distance between the two wedges while maintaining wedge direction and alignment. A ratchet strap mechanism mounted between the two wedges became the means to draw the wedges together and hold position. The model could accommodate small car tires up to large fire truck tires. The problems were weight, an inability to wrap around wheels to keep them from rolling up and out of the opposing wedges on an incline, no means to fix the assembly to the ground to prevent sliding movement, and complicated costly weldments.
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