Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1998-04-24
2000-06-27
English, Peter C.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
296 376, 224404, B60R 2700
Patent
active
06079741&
ABSTRACT:
A traction enhancing ballast device for use in the cargo compartment of a vehicle is disclosed. The device includes a pair of hollow ballast container members, each one fastened to a flat anchor plate on opposite ends of a telescoping bracing bar member. The ballast containers each have a hinged top lid for adding and removing ballast, such as sand, to the container. The container has a curved end that fits against the wheel well of a vehicle. The device is mounted behind the wheel wells in the cargo compartment of a vehicle with the bracing bar member extended to hold the containers against the sidewalls of the cargo compartment. The device is locked in place by inserting a pin member through aligned apertures in the telescoping bracing bar member. The end of the container opposite the curved end has a spout that is used to empty the ballast contents of the containers when not in use.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3714890 (1973-02-01), Moon
patent: 3727971 (1973-04-01), Sisler
patent: 4288011 (1981-09-01), Grossman
patent: 4339142 (1982-07-01), Tanner et al.
patent: 4796914 (1989-01-01), Raynor
patent: 4902038 (1990-02-01), Grover
patent: 4971356 (1990-11-01), Cook
patent: 5080418 (1992-01-01), Semple et al.
patent: 5090785 (1992-02-01), Stamp
patent: 5127564 (1992-07-01), Romero
patent: 5172953 (1992-12-01), Chamberlain
patent: 5330227 (1994-07-01), Anderson
patent: 5439152 (1995-08-01), Campbell
patent: 5494315 (1996-02-01), Heltenburg
patent: 5505358 (1996-04-01), Haase
patent: 5524951 (1996-06-01), Johnson
patent: 5582441 (1996-12-01), Frost
patent: 5605264 (1997-02-01), Neal
patent: 5657916 (1997-08-01), Tackett
English Peter C.
Ilan Ruth
Randall Tipton L.
LandOfFree
Vehicle bed ballast apparatus does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Vehicle bed ballast apparatus, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Vehicle bed ballast apparatus will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1777457