Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-16
2008-08-12
Fleming, Faye M. (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
Reexamination Certificate
active
07410183
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a weight redistribution system including an axle carrier slideably engaged along a length of a trailer frame, wherein the axle carrier including a threaded fixture and the trailer frame includes parallel longitudinal beams having a plurality of equally spaced openings; an axle carrier positioning means including a motor means and a threaded shaft mounted to the trailer frame being in rotational engagement with the threaded fixture of the axle carrier; a weight monitoring system integrated into the axle carrier; an axle carrier locking means including at least one extendable pin mounted on the axle carrier for locking engagement into one of the equally spaced openings in the longitudinal beams; and a control interface for displaying data from the weight monitoring system, actuating the axle carrier positioning means, and actuating the axle carrier locking means.
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Clavelle Adam Thomas
D'Eramo Christopher Matthew
Dektor Shandor Glenn
English Evan James
Kim Ja-yeon
Alcoa Inc.
Fleming Faye M.
Greenberg & Traurig, LLP
Sankus Mauri A.
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