Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Patent
1982-02-11
1984-08-07
Pekar, John A.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
280443, B62D 1302, D62D 1304
Patent
active
044639660
ABSTRACT:
A trailer steering hitch system for towing and trailer vehicles in which a tongue extends between the vehicles and in which a cable system extends along the tongue from a stationary elliptical pulley disposed beneath the towing vehicle to a rotating elliptical pulley beneath the trailer, the trailer having the wheels of its forward wheel system mounted for turning in accordance with the rotational position of the trailer elliptical pulley, the tongue being attached to the trailer in a manner for extending straight-forwardly therefrom at all times, inclination of the truck with respect to the tongue as the truck turns causing a cable movement bringing corresponding rotation of the trailer elliptical pulley for turning the wheels of the forward trailer wheel system toward that side of the trailer in which the towing vehicle is turning.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2819911 (1958-01-01), Ranta
patent: 4212483 (1980-07-01), Howard
patent: 4223908 (1980-09-01), Poliker et al.
Pekar John A.
Sturges Hiram A.
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