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US3246912A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Truck and trailer combination

Assignee: Cunha Products Inc
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Filing: 1963-12-31
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Granted: 1966-04-19
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Expires: 1983-12-31
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph J Cunha

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 15:50
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D53/00; B62D53/04; B62D53/08; B62D53/0857; B62D53/0864

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 194 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A WHEEL SUPPORTED DRAFT VEHICLE HAVING A LOAD SUPPORTING CHASSIS EXTENDING REARWARDLY THEREFROM AND A VEHICULAR SEMI-TRAILER HAVING A FIRST DRAFT CONNECTION AT THE FORWARD END THEREOF AND SUPPORT WHEELS AT THE REARWARD END THEREOF, AN IMPROVED LOAD DISTRIBUTING ASSEMBLY FOR COUPLING SAID FIRST DRAFT CONNECTION TO THE LOAD SUPPORTING CHASSIS OF SAID DRAFT VEHICLE, COMPRISING: (A) A WHEEL SUPPORTED DOLLY HAVING A CHASSIS SUBSTANTIALLY COPLANAR WITH SAID LOAD SUPPORTING CHASSIS; (B) FIRST AND SECOND MATING CONNECTING MEANS ON SAID RESPECTIVE CHASSIS TO RIGIDLY INTERCONNECT SAID CHASSIS IN SUBSTANTIALLY COPLANAR RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID DOLLY IN TRAILING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID DRAFT VEHICLE; (C) DRAFT CONNECTION SUPPORTING MEANS ADAPTED TO ASSUME A POSITION FIXED TO AND EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY BETWEEN SAID RESPECTIVE CHASSIS WHEN INTERCONNECTED; (D) A SECOND DRAFT CONNECTION RECEIVED ON SAID DRAFT CONNECTION SUPPORTING MEANS FOR LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT THEREALONG BETWEEN SAID RESPECTIVE CHASSIS WHEN INTERCONNECTED, SAID SECOND DRAFT CONNECTION BEING ADAPTED TO BE COUPLED IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIRST DRAFT CONNECTION TO SUPPORT THE FORWARD END OF SAID TRAILER FOR UNIVERSAL PIVOTAL MOVEMENT; AND (E) MEANS TO FIXEDLY SECURE SAID SECOND DRAFT CONNECTION AT PRESELECTED POSITIONS ALONG SAID DRAFT CONNECTION SUPPORTING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 194 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A WHEEL SUPPORTED DRAFT VEHICLE HAVING A LOAD SUPPORTING CHASSIS EXTENDING REARWARDLY THEREFROM AND A VEHICULAR SEMI-TRAILER HAVING A FIRST DRAFT CONNECTION AT THE FORWARD END THEREOF AND SUPPORT WHEELS AT THE REARWARD END THEREOF, AN IMPROVED LOAD DISTRIBUTING ASSEMBLY FOR COUPLING SAID FIRST DRAFT CONNECTION TO THE LOAD SUPPORTING CHASSIS OF SAID DRAFT VEHICLE, COMPRISING: (A) A WHEEL SUPPORTED DOLLY HAVING A CHASSIS SUBSTANTIALLY COPLANAR WITH SAID LOAD SUPPORTING CHASSIS; (B) FIRST AND SECOND MATING CONNECTING MEANS ON SAID RESPECTIVE CHASSIS TO RIGIDLY INTERCONNECT SAID CHASSIS IN SUBSTANTIALLY COPLANAR RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID DOLLY IN TRAILING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID DRAFT VEHICLE; (C) DRAFT CONNECTION SUPPORTING MEANS ADAPTED TO ASSUME A POSITION FIXED TO AND EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY BETWEEN SAID RESPECTIVE CHASSIS WHEN INTERCONNECTED; (D) A SECOND DRAFT CONNECTION RECEIVED ON SAID DRAFT CONNECTION SUPPORTING MEANS FOR LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT THEREALONG BETWEEN SAID RESPECTIVE CHASSIS WHEN INTERCONNECTED, SAID SECOND DRAFT CONNECTION BEING ADAPTED TO BE COUPLED IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIRST DRAFT CONNECTION TO SUPPORT THE FORWARD END OF SAID TRAILER FOR UNIVERSAL PIVOTAL MOVEMENT; AND (E) MEANS TO FIXEDLY SECURE SAID SECOND DRAFT CONNECTION AT PRESELECTED POSITIONS ALONG SAID DRAFT CONNECTION SUPPORTING MEANS.

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