Fifth wheel connector
OwnerLane Buchertinventor
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Abstract
An embodiment of a connector for a fifth wheel system of a tractor-trailer includes a stinger, a kingpin, a material support, and a trailer hitch. The stinger has a length extending from a first end to a second end. The kingpin is positioned at the first end of the stinger. The trailer hitch is positioned at the second end of the stinger. The material support is position above the kingpin and is rotatable with respect to the kingpin about a vertical axis of rotation. An embodiment of a trailer may be connected to both the kingpin and the trailer hitch, and material is loaded upon the material support.
Claims21
A fifth wheel connection system comprising:
- a connector including a stinger having a length extending from a first end to a second end, a kingpin at the first end, a trailer hitch at the second end, and a first material support positioned above the kingpin and rotatable with respect to the stinger about a first vertical axis of rotation, the kingpin configured to be received within a fifth wheel plate of a tractor;
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- a trailer having a tongue and a chassis supported upon a trailer axle, a coupler at an end of the tongue configured to be received by the trailer hitch, and a second material support positioned above the chassis and rotatable with respect to the chassis about a second vertical axis of rotation.
A connector for a fifth wheel system of a tractor-trailer, the connector comprising:
- a stinger having a length extending from a first end to a second end;
- a kingpin at the first end;
- a material support positioned above the kingpin, the material support rotatable with respect to the stinger, the material support rotatable about a vertical axis of rotation;
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- a trailer hitch at the second end.
A fifth wheel trailer comprising:
- a load platform having a first end, a second end, a front portion, and a rear portion, the load platform extending from the first end to the second end;
- a trailer chassis having a tongue and a coupler at an end of the tongue configured to be received by a trailer hitch, the trailer chassis supported upon a trailer axle, the rear portion of the load platform rotatably supported upon the trailer chassis about a vertical axis of rotation;
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- a kingpin positioned beneath the front portion of the load platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.