Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1976-10-15
1978-02-28
Betts, Kenneth H.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
280 90, 280460R, 280492, B60D 106, B62D 1306
Patent
active
040762645
ABSTRACT:
A self steering two-wheel trailer including frame and hitch means for rigidly securing the trailer to a motor vehicle so as to be pivotable relative thereto in the vertical direction only, and adjustable link means pivotally connected between the wheels, the adjustable link means including tie bars axially aligned and interconnected at their inner ends by damper means suitable for responding to road load conditions upon reversing the direction of travel to automatically accommodate pivoting of the wheels to a toe-in attitude in the new direction of movement.
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Betts Kenneth H.
General Motors Corporation
Moran John P.
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