Universal landing gear assembly
AssigneeBooneDOX, Inc.
InventorChad Brinkley
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Abstract
A universal receiver for transporting a watercraft may include a first knuckle receiver attachable to the watercraft, an adapter repositionable within the knuckle receiver, and a wheeled support leg. Typically, the adapter is detachable from the support leg and includes a ridge to mate with a corresponding channel and recessed cavity in the receiver. The result is a wheel assembly to repositionably secure the support leg between a first position and at least a second position that is generally angular offset from the first position, thereby securing the leg and preventing rotation about the watercraft.
Claims19
A retractable wheel assembly adapted to support and transport a watercraft, said assembly comprising:
- a. a receiver secured to an upper surface of said watercraft, said receiver comprising a plurality of extensions;
- b. an adapter repositionable within said receiver between a first position and at least a second position angular offset from said first position;
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- c. an elongated leg having a proximate portion secured to said adapter and having a distal wheel, and
- wherein said adapter having a first body with an inner cavity and a second body with an inner cavity, whereby said first body and said second body adapted to receive said proximate portion.
A universal wheel assembly for transporting a watercraft, said assembly comprising:
- a. a first knuckle receiver and a second knuckle receiver spaced horizontally adjacent one another and adapted to be attachable to said watercraft;
- b. an adapter repositionable within each one of said knuckle receivers between a first position and at least a second position angular offset from said first position;
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- c. a pair of wheeled support legs having a proximate portion affixed to a respective one of said adapters and a distal portion supporting a wheel, and
- wherein said adapter having a first body with an inner cavity and a second body with an inner cavity, whereby said first body and said second body adapted to receive said proximate portion.
A retractable wheel assembly to support and detach from a watercraft, said assembly comprising:
- a. a knuckle receiver secured to said watercraft and comprising
- i. an inner mating face,
- ii. an exterior surface having a first, second, third, and fourth extensions, said first and second extensions opposing one another and said third and fourth extensions opposing one another and said first and second extensions being substantially perpendicular to said third and fourth extensions, and
- iii. a recessed slot spaced between adjacent extensions;
- b. an adapter comprising
- i. a first body having an inner cavity and at least one ridge,
- ii. a second body having an inner cavity and at least one ridge, and
- iii. a fastener releasably securing said first body about said second body;
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- c. an elongated leg comprising
- i. a proximate rail secured between said first body and said second body,
- ii. a distal rail adapted to secure a wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.