Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Patent
1991-03-25
1993-02-02
Focarino, Margaret A.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
114344, 414482, 414477, B60P 310
Patent
active
051832828
ABSTRACT:
An improvement over my launcher/retriever cradle for trailered boats and my trailered boat cradle is accomplished by combining a cradle governor with the invention, the cradle governor replacing the old telescoping push/pull rod member of the invention. The cradle governor is a "break-back", fold up/out cradle launching/retrieving device. This new governor is essentially constructed of two hinged sections of rigid elongate material, a rearmost end of one of the .sections being pivotally connected to the keel support platform member of the invention. An elongated extensible governor lift is pivotally connected to the forward end of the remaining governor section and the other end of the governor lift is pivotally connected at a forward location upon the trailer. Winching the cradle onto the trailer, the retriever cable associated with the winch being connected to the governor, causes the governor lift to fold the forward hinged section of the governor even beyond an up-right position. The forward end of the governor forward section is slidingly captured within track capture means associated with the trailer when the governor forward section and the governor in general are in a prone position. A longitudinally compact trailered boat cradle is accomplished by this improved invention and under normal conditions no portion of the trailer need come into contact with water during the launching and recovering of a vessel.
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Focarino Margaret A.
Hurley Kevin
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