Tractor-trailer connection for uneven terrain travel

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5040815
SERIAL NO

07296261

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A gooseneck structure is coupled to a tractor via a spherical bearing which compensates for pitch, roll and yaw motions and is coupled to support brackets upon the trailer via a horizontal support beam positioned at the underside of the support brackets. Air bag lifting actuators cause the horizontal support beam to be raised to contact the support brackets mounted upon a side wall portion of the trailer and a hydraulic actuator thereafter causes a substantially vertical elevation control beam to press against a side wall portion of the trailer to rotate the trailer about its wheel axles and thus elevate it above the terrain to provide for a variable degree of clearancce between the underside of the trailer, regardless of the degree of roughness of the terrain.

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  • THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Evans, Roger W Sun City West, AZ 3 59

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