Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1983-11-21
1985-06-25
Pekar, John A.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
280118, 280134, 280442, B62D 6110, B62D 6112
Patent
active
045248419
ABSTRACT:
Auxiliary trailer axle apparatus including a frame portion, a carriage portion, a hitch portion, a bearing portion, a support portion and a lifting portion; the frame portion including a substantially horizontal section, supporting members extending downwardly from the horizontal section adjacent the ends thereof, the supporting members being pivotally connected to the horizontal section; the carriage portion including an axle housing section secured between the supporting members adjacent the lower ends thereof, an axle member carried by the axle housing section, wheels disposed on the ends of the axle member, expandable members disposed between the horizontal section and the axle housing section; the hitch portion including a tongue section extending from the frame portion substantially perpendicular to the axle section, connecting mechanism disposed on a free end of the tongue section; the bearing portion including at least one pair of low friction pad members, one of the pad members being disposed adjacent each end of a top surface of the frame portion; the support portion including an upper support member disposed above the frame portion and closely adjacent thereto, the upper support member including a bottom surface in contact with the pad members of the bearing portion, mechanism for affixing the support portion to a frame section of a trailer; the lifting portion including mechanism connected to the axle housing section for raising the wheels off the ground.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1150727 (1915-08-01), Alexander
patent: 3257124 (1966-06-01), Mendez
patent: 4025084 (1977-05-01), Mendez
Pekar John A.
Urban Arthur L.
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