Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Patent
1981-04-27
1984-10-09
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
280438R, 280493, B60D 114
Patent
active
044757409
ABSTRACT:
An articulated vehicle for carrying cargo. The vehicle includes a truck in the form of a tractor having a cab mounted on a chassis and supported on small diameter wheels. A first body is releasably, but stationarily, secured to the chassis by an elevatable fifth wheel assembly. A trailer, which is mounted on identical diameter wheels, is connected to the truck body, via a tow bar-pintle hook connection. The connection is located approximately 8 feet (2.44 m) forward of the end of the truck body. The trailer is separated from the truck body by approximately 1 foot (30.5 cm) so that it is enabled to pivot with respect to the truck through a long swing angle to enable the vehicle to safely negotiate corners and curves. The fifth wheel assembly is elevatable to enable the tractor, when the body is removed therefrom, to be used with conventional trailers. Each body includes at least one, externally mounted roll-up door assembly and jacking means for raising the height of the body to that of a conventional loading dock.
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Fugate D. Lynn
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
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