Electrified landing gear adaptor
OwnerOmid Beikinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a universal adapter attachable to the landing gear shaft of a semi-truck trailer to replace the use of manual hand crank handle and facilitate automation of raising and lowering the landing gear. The automation may be electric powered using an electric impact wrench or pneumatic using an air powered impact wrench. The universal adapter significantly eliminates the issues using the existing hand-cranks handle such as back, shoulder, knee and hand injuries and reduce the operation time for raising and lowering a landing gear.
Claims6
A universal adapter attachable to a landing gear shaft for automation and electrification of raising and lowering a landing gear of a semi-truck trailer, said adapter comprising:
- a) a frame having a wrench end, a gear shaft end, and a set of side walls, wherein said frame is rectangular having a set of symmetrical side walls;
- b) the wrench end configured to interchangeably receive an impact wrench, and a hand-crank handle;
- c) the gear shaft end configured to receive a landing gear shaft, and
- d) a locking mechanism to lock the landing gear shaft in the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.