Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Reexamination Certificate
2011-05-31
2011-05-31
Dickson, Paul N (Department: 3611)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
C414S476000, C414S482000, C414S484000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07950685
ABSTRACT:
A rear loading lowboy trailer is described having a pair of rear wheel assemblies mounted to a chassis of the trailer for movement between transport and loading positions such that the wheel assemblies are aligned across a back of the chassis when they are in the transport position and raised and positioned outwardly when the chassis is in the loading position. A linkage mechanism moves each of the wheel assemblies in both horizontal and vertical directions so as to move each of the wheel assemblies between the transport and loading positions. Each linkage mechanism automatically fastens the wheel assembly to the chassis of the trailer when the wheel assembly is moved to its transport position.
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Dickson Paul N
Leydig Voit & Mayer Ltd
Scharich Marc A
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