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US3123380A
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Granted: 1964-03-03
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Expires: 1981-03-03
Abstract
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2026-10-27 07:07
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P3/00; B60P3/40; B62; B62D; B62D33/00; B62D33/06; B62D33/063; B62D33/0636
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
200 words
VEHICLE MEANS FOR HAULING RELATIVELY RIGID ELONGATED OBJECTS AND COMPRISING A POWERED TRACTOR UNIT HAVING STEERING MEANS AND LOAD SUPPORTING MEANS SWIVELLY CONNECTED THERETO TO RECEIVE THE FORWARD END OF ONE OR MORE ELONGATED OBJECTS; IN COMBINATION WITH A TRAILER UNIT HAVING AT LEAST TWO AXLES SPACED LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID TRAILER UNIT AND WHEELS ROTATABLY SUPPORTED THEREON, MANUALLY OPERABLE, STEERING MEANS AND OPERATOR POSITIONING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID TRAILER AND ADJUSTABLY POSITIONABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY AND VERTICALLY THEREON TO A LEVEL TO PERMIT READY VIEWING ABOVE THE LOAD BY AN OPERATOR ON SAID POSITIONING MEANS TO STEER THE WHEELS ON AT LEAST ONE OF SAID AXLES OF SAID TRAILER, LOAD SUPPORTING MEANS SWIVELLY CONNECTED TO SAID TRAILER UNIT IN A POSITION INTERMEDIATELY OF SAID AXLES IN A DIRECTION LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID TRAILER UNIT TO RECEIVE THE REARWARD END OF ONE OR MORE ELONGATED OBJECTS, AND MEANS TO EFFECT SUCH ADJUSTMENT TO VARY THE VERTICAL POSITION OF SAID STEERING MECHANISM AND OPERATOR POSITIONING MEANS AND THEREBY RENDER THE SAME SUITABLE FOR USE WITH LOADS OF VARIOUS HEIGHTS; THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER UNITS BEING CONNECTED FOR PULLING OF THE TRAILER ONLY BY THE ELONGATED LOAD OBJECTS EXTENDING BETWEEN THE LOAD SUPPORTING MEANS RESPECTIVELY THEREON.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
200 words
VEHICLE MEANS FOR HAULING RELATIVELY RIGID ELONGATED OBJECTS AND COMPRISING A POWERED TRACTOR UNIT HAVING STEERING MEANS AND LOAD SUPPORTING MEANS SWIVELLY CONNECTED THERETO TO RECEIVE THE FORWARD END OF ONE OR MORE ELONGATED OBJECTS; IN COMBINATION WITH A TRAILER UNIT HAVING AT LEAST TWO AXLES SPACED LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID TRAILER UNIT AND WHEELS ROTATABLY SUPPORTED THEREON, MANUALLY OPERABLE, STEERING MEANS AND OPERATOR POSITIONING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID TRAILER AND ADJUSTABLY POSITIONABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY AND VERTICALLY THEREON TO A LEVEL TO PERMIT READY VIEWING ABOVE THE LOAD BY AN OPERATOR ON SAID POSITIONING MEANS TO STEER THE WHEELS ON AT LEAST ONE OF SAID AXLES OF SAID TRAILER, LOAD SUPPORTING MEANS SWIVELLY CONNECTED TO SAID TRAILER UNIT IN A POSITION INTERMEDIATELY OF SAID AXLES IN A DIRECTION LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID TRAILER UNIT TO RECEIVE THE REARWARD END OF ONE OR MORE ELONGATED OBJECTS, AND MEANS TO EFFECT SUCH ADJUSTMENT TO VARY THE VERTICAL POSITION OF SAID STEERING MECHANISM AND OPERATOR POSITIONING MEANS AND THEREBY RENDER THE SAME SUITABLE FOR USE WITH LOADS OF VARIOUS HEIGHTS; THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER UNITS BEING CONNECTED FOR PULLING OF THE TRAILER ONLY BY THE ELONGATED LOAD OBJECTS EXTENDING BETWEEN THE LOAD SUPPORTING MEANS RESPECTIVELY THEREON.
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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 |