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Chassis support apparatus and system

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-12-11
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Granted: 1963-12-31
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Expires: 1981-12-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Claud J Dry
  • 👤 Dale C Orcutt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 12:54
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D21/00; B62D21/11; B60; B60G; B60G13/00; B60G13/001; B60G13/003; B60G9/00; B62D21/18; B62D21/183

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 210 words
A CHASSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS COMPRISING: A MAIN FRAME, A SUPPORT FRAME PIVOTALLY MOUNTED FROM SAID MAIN FRAME UPON A HORIZONTAL AND TRANSVERSE AXIS, A PAIR OF WHEEL AXLE SHAFTS MOUNTED LATERALLY FROM SAID SUPPORT FRAME, THE AXES OF SAID AXLE SHAFTS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID HORIZONTAL AND TRANSVERSE AXIS, A PAIR OF CUSHION CYLINDERS MOUNTED UPON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID MAIN FRAME, EACH CUSHION CYLINDER HAVING A PAIR OF TELESCOPING INNER AND OUTER TUBULAR MEMBERS AND RESILIENT MEANS URGING THEM APART, ONE TUBULAR MEMBER OF EACH PAIR BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID MAIN FRAME UPON A HORIZONTAL AXIS, THE OTHER TUBULAR MEMBER OF EACH PAIR BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED TO SAID SUPPORT FRAME UPON A HORIZONTAL AXIS; A MOTOR MOUNT FRAME PENDANTLY SUPPORTED FROM SAID MAIN FRAME, A MOTOR MOUNTED UPON SAID MOTOR MOUNT FRAME, A BELT DRIVEN GEAR TRANSMISSION MOUNTED UPON SAID SUPPORT FRAME, A BELT CONNECTION EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID MOTOR AND SAID TRANSMISSION, SAID CONNECTION TENDING TO PIVOT SAID MOTOR MOUNT FRAME ABOUT ITS PENDANT SUPPORT, MEANS FOR URGING SAID MOTOR AND PULLEY DRIVE APART AND APPLYING A TENSION ON SAID BELT CONNECTION, A WHEEL SPROCKET MOUNTED UPON ONE OF SAID WHEEL AXLE SHAFTS, AND MEANS INCLUDING A BELT CONNECTION INTERMEDIATE SAID GEAR TRANSMISSION AND SAID WHEEL SPROCKET.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 210 words
A CHASSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS COMPRISING: A MAIN FRAME, A SUPPORT FRAME PIVOTALLY MOUNTED FROM SAID MAIN FRAME UPON A HORIZONTAL AND TRANSVERSE AXIS, A PAIR OF WHEEL AXLE SHAFTS MOUNTED LATERALLY FROM SAID SUPPORT FRAME, THE AXES OF SAID AXLE SHAFTS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID HORIZONTAL AND TRANSVERSE AXIS, A PAIR OF CUSHION CYLINDERS MOUNTED UPON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID MAIN FRAME, EACH CUSHION CYLINDER HAVING A PAIR OF TELESCOPING INNER AND OUTER TUBULAR MEMBERS AND RESILIENT MEANS URGING THEM APART, ONE TUBULAR MEMBER OF EACH PAIR BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID MAIN FRAME UPON A HORIZONTAL AXIS, THE OTHER TUBULAR MEMBER OF EACH PAIR BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED TO SAID SUPPORT FRAME UPON A HORIZONTAL AXIS; A MOTOR MOUNT FRAME PENDANTLY SUPPORTED FROM SAID MAIN FRAME, A MOTOR MOUNTED UPON SAID MOTOR MOUNT FRAME, A BELT DRIVEN GEAR TRANSMISSION MOUNTED UPON SAID SUPPORT FRAME, A BELT CONNECTION EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID MOTOR AND SAID TRANSMISSION, SAID CONNECTION TENDING TO PIVOT SAID MOTOR MOUNT FRAME ABOUT ITS PENDANT SUPPORT, MEANS FOR URGING SAID MOTOR AND PULLEY DRIVE APART AND APPLYING A TENSION ON SAID BELT CONNECTION, A WHEEL SPROCKET MOUNTED UPON ONE OF SAID WHEEL AXLE SHAFTS, AND MEANS INCLUDING A BELT CONNECTION INTERMEDIATE SAID GEAR TRANSMISSION AND SAID WHEEL SPROCKET.

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