Truck towing system
AssigneeTruckmovers.com, Inc.
InventorDean West
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Abstract
A truck towing system is described. The truck towing system provides for a first truck to tow a second truck in a back to front relationship, i.e., the front portion of the second truck (the towed truck) is connected or attached to a rear portion of the first truck (the towing truck). The truck towing system includes an upper member to connect with a first truck. A middle member joins the upper member and a lower member in a fixed engagement. The lower member supports a front portion of a second truck. A beam member is engaged to the lower member. The beam member connects to a rear portion of the second truck.
Claims23
A truck towing system, comprising:
- an upper member;
- a connection assembly comprising a tube, a front portion of the tube configured to removably engage or connect with a first truck;
- a rear portion of the tube configured to removably engage or connect with the upper member;
- a lower member, wherein the lower member joins the upper member in a fixed engagement;
- the lower member supports a front portion of a second truck;
- a beam member, the beam member engaged to the lower member;
- the beam member configured to connect to a rear portion of the second truck;
- wherein the connection assembly is a kingpin connection assembly, a coupler plate is mounted to a front portion of the tube, and a kingpin is mounted to the coupler plate;
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- wherein a rear portion of the tube is configured to removably slide into a generally hollow interior of a front portion of the upper member.
A truck towing system, comprising;
- an upper member;
- a connection assembly comprising a tube, a front portion of the tube configured to removably engage or connect with a first truck;
- a rear portion of the tube configured to removably engage or connect with the upper member;
- a lower member, wherein the lower member joins the upper member in a fixed engagement;
- the lower member supports a front portion of a second truck;
- a beam member, the beam member engaged to the lower member;
- the beam member configured to connect to a rear portion of the second truck;
- wherein the connection assembly is a kingpin connection assembly, a coupler plate is mounted to a front portion of the tube, and a kingpin is mounted to the coupler plate;
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- wherein a rear portion of the tube has an outer diameter less than an inner diameter of a front portion of the upper member.
A truck towing system, comprising:
- an upper member;
- a frame connection assembly configured to removably engage or connect with a first truck;
- the frame connection assembly configured to removably engage or connect with the upper member;
- a lower member, wherein the lower member joins the upper member in a fixed engagement;
- the lower member supports a front portion of a second truck;
- a beam member, the beam member engaged to the lower member;
- the beam member configured to connect to a rear portion of the second truck;
- the frame connection assembly includes a tube, and a hitch tube is mounted to a lower surface of the tube generally perpendicular to the tube;
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- wherein mounting gussets are welded to the lower surface of the tube and to a rear surface of the hitch tube, and one or more hitch rods are welded to the lower surface of the tube or to a rear surface of the hitch tube.
A truck towing system, comprising:
- an upper member;
- a connection assembly comprising a tube, a front portion of the tube configured to removably engage or connect with a first truck;
- a rear portion of the tube configured to removably engage or connect with the upper member;
- a lower member, wherein the lower member joins the upper member in a fixed engagement;
- the lower member supports a front portion of a second truck;
- a beam member, the beam member engaged to the lower member;
- the beam member configured to connect to a rear portion of the second truck;
- wherein the connection assembly is a frame connection assembly and a hitch tube is mounted to a lower surface of the tube generally perpendicular to the tube;
- wherein the rear portion of the tube has an outer diameter less than an inner diameter of a front portion of the upper member.
A truck towing system, comprising:
- an upper member;
- a connection assembly comprising a tube, a front portion of the tube configured to removably engage or connect with a first truck;
- a rear portion of the tube configured to removably engage or connect with the upper member;
- a lower member, wherein the lower member joins the upper member in a fixed engagement;
- the lower member supports a front portion of a second truck;
- a beam member, the beam member engaged to the lower member;
- the beam member configured to connect to a rear portion of the second truck;
- wherein the connection assembly is a frame connection assembly and a hitch tube is mounted to a lower surface of the tube generally perpendicular to the tube;
- wherein the tube of the connection assembly is solid, hollow, or partially hollow;
- wherein the rear portion of the tube is configured to removably slide into a generally hollow interior of a front portion of the upper member.
A truck towing system for use with a saddle mount or a kingpin mount, comprising:
- an upper member;
- a connection assembly configured to removably engage or connect with a towing truck having a saddle mount or a kingpin mount, wherein the connection assembly is a frame connection assembly or a kingpin connection assembly;
- a rear portion of the connection assembly includes a linear shaped tube that is configured to removably engage or connect with the upper member;
- a lower member, wherein the lower member joins the upper member in a fixed engagement;
- the lower member configured to support a front portion of a towed truck;
- a beam member, the beam member engaged to the lower member;
- the beam member configured to connect to a rear portion of the towed truck;
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- wherein the tube is configured to removably slide into an interior of a front portion of the upper member.
A method of converting a truck towing system for use with a saddle mount or a kingpin mount, comprising:
- providing an upper member and a lower member, wherein the lower member joins the upper member in a fixed engagement, the lower member configured to support a front portion of a towed truck;
- providing a beam member, the beam member engaged to the lower member, and the beam member configured to connect to a rear portion of the towed truck;
- determining whether a towing truck has a saddle mount or a kingpin mount;
- providing a frame connection assembly with a first tube and providing a kingpin connection assembly with a second tube;
- engaging or connecting the frame connection assembly or the kingpin connection assembly with the upper member, the frame connection assembly configured to removably engage or connect with the saddle mount of the towing truck, and the kingpin connection assembly configured to removably engage or connect with the kingpin mount of the towing truck;
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- sliding a rear portion of the first tube or the second tube into an interior of a front portion of the upper member.
A method of using of a truck towing system comprising:
- providing an upper member and a lower member, wherein the lower member joins the upper member in a fixed engagement, the lower member configured to support a front portion of a towed truck;
- providing a beam member, the beam member engaged to the lower member, and the beam member configured to connect to a rear portion of the towed truck;
- providing a frame connection assembly and a kingpin connection assembly;
- selecting the frame connection assembly or the kingpin connection assembly to provide a selected connection assembly, the frame connection assembly configured to engage a saddle mount of a towing truck and the kingpin connection assembly configured to engage a kingpin mount of the towing truck;
- engaging the selected connection assembly with the upper member;
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- inserting a rear portion of the selected connection assembly into an interior of a front portion of the upper member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.