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Combination trailer and self propelled vehicle
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1995-01-23
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Granted: 1996-02-20
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Expires: 2015-01-23
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is a combination trailer and self propelled vehicle which combines the maximum gradeability of all wheel drive with the ability to be efficiently and conveniently towed by conventional means at maximum permissible highway speeds. As this invention relates to concrete mixing, it provides an advance in the ability to get to a job site quickly and then efficiently transport and place concrete mix at the job site.
Inventors
- 👤 Rex Alton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:39
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D59/00; B62D59/04; B60; B60P; B60P3/00; B60P3/16; B60P3/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
62 words
A combination trailer and self propelled vehicle which is both towable as well as self propelled comprising: a) a hydraulic drive system providing an all wheel drive, b) an engine powering said hydraulic drive system, c) a means of decoupling said hydraulic drive system from said wheels, and d) a means of hydraulic steering of said combination trailer and self propelled vehicle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
62 words
A combination trailer and self propelled vehicle which is both towable as well as self propelled comprising: a) a hydraulic drive system providing an all wheel drive, b) an engine powering said hydraulic drive system, c) a means of decoupling said hydraulic drive system from said wheels, and d) a means of hydraulic steering of said combination trailer and self propelled vehicle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The combination trailer and self propelled vehicle of claim 1 further comprising a concrete mixer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
64 words
The combination trailer and self propelled vehicle of claim 1 wherein said combination trailer and self propelled vehicle also includes: a) a concrete mixer, and b) a control station that serves as the operator's platform such that the operator is controlling the said combination trailer and self propelled vehicle from the concrete mixer discharge end of the said combination trailer and self propelled vehicle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The combination trailer and self propelled vehicle of claim 3 wherein said combination trailer and self propelled vehicle also includes a conveyor at the discharge end of the concrete mixer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
The combination trailer and self propelled vehicle of claim 1 with a means of reducing friction while joining the said combination trailer and self propelled vehicle to a highway truck tractor which consists of a roller or rollers in the vicinity of the fifth wheel pin of the said combination trailer and self propelled vehicle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
The combination trailer and self propelled vehicle of claim 1 wherein said combination trailer and self propelled vehicle also includes a) a transfer case, b) one or more drive shafts, driven by the transfer case, and c) one or more high torque low speed hydraulic motors, said motors providing torque into the transfer case.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
A towable self propelled vehicle comprising: a) a hydraulic drive system providing an all wheel drive, b) an engine powering said hydraulic drive system, c) a means of decoupling said hydraulic drive system from said wheels, and d) a means of hydraulic steering of said towable self propelled vehicle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
A towable self propelled vehicle comprising: a) a hydraulic drive system providing an all wheel drive, b) an engine powering said hydraulic drive system, c) a means of decoupling said hydraulic drive system from said wheels, and d) a means of hydraulic steering of said towable self propelled vehicle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The towable self propelled vehicle of claim 7 further comprising a concrete mixer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
The towable self propelled vehicle of claim 7 which also includes: a) a concrete mixer, and b) a control station that serves as the operator's platform such that the operator is controlling the said towable self propelled vehicle from the concrete mixer discharge end of the towable self propelled vehicle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The towable self propelled vehicle of claim 9 wherein the towable self propelled vehicle also includes a conveyor at the discharge end of the concrete mixer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
50 words
The towable self propelled vehicle of claim 7 wherein said towable self propelled vehicle also includes: a) a transfer case b) one of more drive shafts, driven by the transfer case, and c) one or more high torque low speed hydraulic motors, said motors providing torque into the transfer case.
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