Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Patent
1993-11-01
1995-03-14
Tyson, Karin L.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
2804561, 280656, B62D 6306
Patent
active
053971485
ABSTRACT:
A convertible trailer assembly having a first orientation wherein a center trailer hitch is connected to a lead vehicle and a second orientation wherein two outside trailer hitches are connected to a lead vehicle. The convertible trailer assembly comprises a trailer frame having two longitudinally extending hollow side channels. A wheel assembly includes a fixed upper plate and a rotatably connected lower plate. The lower plate includes a depending skirt including a centrally located aperture, a coil overshock coupled with the lower plate, a vertical arm extending downwardly from the lower plate, horizontally extending arms connecting the lower ends of the coil overshock with the vertical arm. A wheel is rotatably mounted between the coil overshock and the horizontally extending arm with the wheel assembly being coupled to the lower surface and rearward end of the trailer frame. Side trailer hitches are provided, each having a forward end adapted to be coupled with a lead vehicle, and a rearward end adapted to be received within one of the hollow side channels. Lastly, a center trailer hitch has a forward end adapted to be coupled with a lead vehicle, and a rearward end adapted to be received within the hollow center channel.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2475174 (1949-07-01), Boone
patent: 3033593 (1962-05-01), Zaha
patent: 4230340 (1980-10-01), Wasservogel
patent: 4645230 (1987-02-01), Hammons
Johnson Victor E.
Tyson Karin L.
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