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US3195922A
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Steering assembly for trailers
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-11-28
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Granted: 1965-07-20
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Expires: 1982-11-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Carl E Humes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 16:27
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D13/00; B62D13/04; B62D13/02; B62D13/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
293 words
STEERING MEANS FOR A TRAILER OF THE TYPE WHEREIN THE FRONT END IS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED BY A KING PIN TO A FIFTH WHEEL OF A TOWING VEHICLE, THE FIFTH WHEEL INCLUDING A REARWARDLY OPENING KING PIN RECEIVING SLOT, AND THE REARWARD END OF THE TRAILER IS SUPPORTED ON A PAIR OF LONGITUDINALLY SPACED REARWARDLY POSITIONED PIVOTALLY MOUNTED WHEELED AXLE ASSEMBLIES COMPRISING A FIRST TOOTHED WHEEL MOUNTED TO THE TRAILER FOR ROTATION IN A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL PLANE ABOVE THE FIFTH WHEEL OF THE TOWING VEHICLE, A HORIZONTALLY OFFSET AND GENERALLY VERTICALLY DEPENDING CRANK SECURED TO ROTATE WITH THE FIRST TOOTHED WHEEL AND ENGAGE THE KING PIN RECEIVING SLOT IN THE TOWING VEHICLE FIFTH WHEEL, A SECOND TOOTHED WHEEL MOUNTED TO SAID TRAILER FOR ROTATION IN A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL PLANE REARWARDLY OF THE FIRST TOOTHED WHEEL, CHAIN MEANS ABOUT THE FIRST AND SECOND TOOTHED WHEELS FOR SIMULTANEOUS ROTATION, A GENSECOND TOOTHED WHEELS FOR SIMULTANEOUS ROTATION, A GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING ARM SECURED TO ROTATE WITH SAID SECOND TOOTHED WHEEL, A TONGUE CENTRALLY EXTENDING FROM THE MOST FORWARDLY OF THE PAIR OF WHEELED AXLE ASSEMBLIES, SAID TONGUE EXTENDING GENERALLY NORMAL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE SAID MOST FORWARDLY OF THE PAIR OF WHEELED AXLE ASSEMBLIES, BEARING MEANS SLIDABLY INTERCONNECTING THE EXTENDED END OF SAID ARM AND SAID TONGUE AND MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE MOST FORWARDLY OF THE PAIR OF WHEELED AXLE ASSEMBLIES AND THE OTHER OF SAID PAIR OF WHEELED AXLE ASSEMBLIES, SAID INTERCONNECTING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR PIVOTING SAID OTHER OF THE WHEELED AXLE ASSEMBLIES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO THE DIRECTION OF PIVOTING OF THE MOST FORWARD OF THE PAIR OF WHEELED AXLE ASSEMBLIES AND THE REAR WHEELS OF THE TOWING VEHICLE TO PROVIDE A COORDINATED TURNING PATH FOR SAID PAIR OF WHEELED AXLE ASSEMBLIES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
293 words
STEERING MEANS FOR A TRAILER OF THE TYPE WHEREIN THE FRONT END IS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED BY A KING PIN TO A FIFTH WHEEL OF A TOWING VEHICLE, THE FIFTH WHEEL INCLUDING A REARWARDLY OPENING KING PIN RECEIVING SLOT, AND THE REARWARD END OF THE TRAILER IS SUPPORTED ON A PAIR OF LONGITUDINALLY SPACED REARWARDLY POSITIONED PIVOTALLY MOUNTED WHEELED AXLE ASSEMBLIES COMPRISING A FIRST TOOTHED WHEEL MOUNTED TO THE TRAILER FOR ROTATION IN A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL PLANE ABOVE THE FIFTH WHEEL OF THE TOWING VEHICLE, A HORIZONTALLY OFFSET AND GENERALLY VERTICALLY DEPENDING CRANK SECURED TO ROTATE WITH THE FIRST TOOTHED WHEEL AND ENGAGE THE KING PIN RECEIVING SLOT IN THE TOWING VEHICLE FIFTH WHEEL, A SECOND TOOTHED WHEEL MOUNTED TO SAID TRAILER FOR ROTATION IN A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL PLANE REARWARDLY OF THE FIRST TOOTHED WHEEL, CHAIN MEANS ABOUT THE FIRST AND SECOND TOOTHED WHEELS FOR SIMULTANEOUS ROTATION, A GENSECOND TOOTHED WHEELS FOR SIMULTANEOUS ROTATION, A GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING ARM SECURED TO ROTATE WITH SAID SECOND TOOTHED WHEEL, A TONGUE CENTRALLY EXTENDING FROM THE MOST FORWARDLY OF THE PAIR OF WHEELED AXLE ASSEMBLIES, SAID TONGUE EXTENDING GENERALLY NORMAL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE SAID MOST FORWARDLY OF THE PAIR OF WHEELED AXLE ASSEMBLIES, BEARING MEANS SLIDABLY INTERCONNECTING THE EXTENDED END OF SAID ARM AND SAID TONGUE AND MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE MOST FORWARDLY OF THE PAIR OF WHEELED AXLE ASSEMBLIES AND THE OTHER OF SAID PAIR OF WHEELED AXLE ASSEMBLIES, SAID INTERCONNECTING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR PIVOTING SAID OTHER OF THE WHEELED AXLE ASSEMBLIES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO THE DIRECTION OF PIVOTING OF THE MOST FORWARD OF THE PAIR OF WHEELED AXLE ASSEMBLIES AND THE REAR WHEELS OF THE TOWING VEHICLE TO PROVIDE A COORDINATED TURNING PATH FOR SAID PAIR OF WHEELED AXLE ASSEMBLIES.
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