US3123378A
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Granted: 1964-03-03
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Expires: 1981-03-03
Abstract
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Inventors
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Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 18:23
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P3/00; B60P3/06; B60P3/10; B60P3/1033; B63; B63C; B63C13/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
254 words
A WHEEL SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN COMBINATION WITH BOATS, TRAILERS OR OTHER MOBILE VEHICULAR STRUCTURES COMPRISING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING FRAME MEMBER RIGIDLY AFFIXED IN RELATION TO THE VEHICLE TO BE TRANSPORTED, A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING LOWER STATIONARY FRAME DISPOSED IN UNDERLYING RELATION TO THE RIGIDLY AFFIXED FRAME MEMBER, MEANS DETACHABLY CONNECTING THE LOWER STATIONARY FRAME TO THE RIGIDLY AFFIXED FRAME MEMBER, A TRAILING SUPPORT ARM UNDERLYING SAID LOWER STATIONARY FRAME, MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE FORWARD END OF THE TRAILING SUPPORT ARM TO THE LOWER STATIONARY FRAME, WHEEL MEANS ROTATABLY SUPPORTED BY THE REAR END PORTION OF THE TRAILING ARM FOR ENGAGING THE GROUND SURFACE, AND SPRING ASSEMBLY MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN THE LOWER STATIONARY FRAME AND THE REAR END PORTION OF THE TRAILING ARM WHEREBY TO SUPPORT THE LOWER STATIONARY FRAME RESILIENTLY FROM THE WHEEL MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE RIGIDLY AFFIXED FRAME MEMBER RESILIENTLY THEREBY ENABLING THE LOWER STATIONARY FRAME, THE TRAILING ARM, THE WHEEL MEANS AND SPRING ASSEMBLY MEANS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE STRUCTURE BEING TRANSPORTED WHEN A DESIRED DESTINATION HAS BEEN REACHED, SAID LOWER STATIONARY FRAME BEING IN THE FORM OF A LONGTITUDINALLY ELONGATED MEMBER HAVING A PROJECTION ON EACH END, SAID MEANS CONNECTING THE LOWER STATIONARY FRAME TO THE RIGIDLY AFFIXED FRAME MEMBER INCLUDING A DEPENDING BRACKET ON SAID FRAME MEMBER ADJACENT EACH END OF SAID LOWER STATIONARY FRAME AND INCLUDING SOCKETS RECEIVING THE PROJECTIONS ON THE LOWER STATIONARY FRAME, AND RETAINING MEMBERS INTERCONNECTING THE SOCKETS AND PROJECTIONS THEREBY REMOVABLY SECURING THE LOWER STATIONARY FRAME TO THE RIGIDLY AFFIXED FRAME MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
254 words
A WHEEL SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN COMBINATION WITH BOATS, TRAILERS OR OTHER MOBILE VEHICULAR STRUCTURES COMPRISING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING FRAME MEMBER RIGIDLY AFFIXED IN RELATION TO THE VEHICLE TO BE TRANSPORTED, A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING LOWER STATIONARY FRAME DISPOSED IN UNDERLYING RELATION TO THE RIGIDLY AFFIXED FRAME MEMBER, MEANS DETACHABLY CONNECTING THE LOWER STATIONARY FRAME TO THE RIGIDLY AFFIXED FRAME MEMBER, A TRAILING SUPPORT ARM UNDERLYING SAID LOWER STATIONARY FRAME, MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE FORWARD END OF THE TRAILING SUPPORT ARM TO THE LOWER STATIONARY FRAME, WHEEL MEANS ROTATABLY SUPPORTED BY THE REAR END PORTION OF THE TRAILING ARM FOR ENGAGING THE GROUND SURFACE, AND SPRING ASSEMBLY MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN THE LOWER STATIONARY FRAME AND THE REAR END PORTION OF THE TRAILING ARM WHEREBY TO SUPPORT THE LOWER STATIONARY FRAME RESILIENTLY FROM THE WHEEL MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE RIGIDLY AFFIXED FRAME MEMBER RESILIENTLY THEREBY ENABLING THE LOWER STATIONARY FRAME, THE TRAILING ARM, THE WHEEL MEANS AND SPRING ASSEMBLY MEANS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE STRUCTURE BEING TRANSPORTED WHEN A DESIRED DESTINATION HAS BEEN REACHED, SAID LOWER STATIONARY FRAME BEING IN THE FORM OF A LONGTITUDINALLY ELONGATED MEMBER HAVING A PROJECTION ON EACH END, SAID MEANS CONNECTING THE LOWER STATIONARY FRAME TO THE RIGIDLY AFFIXED FRAME MEMBER INCLUDING A DEPENDING BRACKET ON SAID FRAME MEMBER ADJACENT EACH END OF SAID LOWER STATIONARY FRAME AND INCLUDING SOCKETS RECEIVING THE PROJECTIONS ON THE LOWER STATIONARY FRAME, AND RETAINING MEMBERS INTERCONNECTING THE SOCKETS AND PROJECTIONS THEREBY REMOVABLY SECURING THE LOWER STATIONARY FRAME TO THE RIGIDLY AFFIXED FRAME MEMBER.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-03-03 | 1967-09-02 | 1968-03-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-03-03 | 1971-09-02 | 1972-03-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-03-03 | 1975-09-02 | 1976-03-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |