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US 12,715,241 B2Granted
Drag wheel for trailer
AssigneeAustin Hardware & Supply, Inc.
InventorsHoward D Hutchinson, Robert Walden
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Abstract
A drag wheel for trailers and other vehicles is described. The drag wheel includes a wheel. The drag wheel includes a support frame. The support frame includes a skid plate, a first support member, and a second support member. The wheel is rotatably engaged to the first support member and the second support member. The wheel is positioned between the first support member and the second support member. A forward portion of the wheel is covered by the skid plate, the first support member and the second support member.
Claims21
A drag wheel for a trailer, comprising:
- a wheel;
- a support frame, the support frame comprising a skid plate, a first support member, and a second support member;
- the first support member and the second support member extend from opposite lateral sides of the skid plate;
- the skid plate joins the first support member and the second support member, the skid plate forming a ramp surface in front of the wheel;
- the wheel is rotatably engaged to the first support member and the second support member, and the wheel is positioned between the first support member and the second support member;
- and
- a forward portion of an outer diameter of the wheel is covered by the skid plate, the first support member and the second support member.
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A drag wheel for a trailer, comprising:
- a wheel;
- a support frame, the support frame comprising a skid plate, a first support member, and a second support member;
- the first support member and the second support member extend from opposite lateral sides of the skid plate;
- the wheel is rotatably engaged to the first support member and the second support member, and the wheel is positioned between the first support member and the second support member;
- a forward portion of an outer diameter of the wheel is covered by the skid plate, the first support member and the second support member;
- and
- wherein a first rear surface and a second rear surface of the support frame are sized and shaped such that the outer diameter of the wheel extends beyond the first rear surface and the second rear surface.
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A drag wheel for a trailer, comprising:
- a wheel;
- a support frame, the support frame comprising a skid plate, a first support member, and a second support member;
- the first support member and the second support member extend from opposite lateral sides of the skid plate;
- the wheel is rotatably engaged to the first support member and the second support member, and the wheel is positioned between the first support member and the second support member;
- a forward portion of an outer diameter of the wheel is covered by the skid plate, the first support member and the second support member;
- and
- wherein the first support member forms a first rear surface, the second support member forms a second rear surface, the first rear surface includes a first rear support, and the second rear surface includes a second rear support.
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A drag wheel for a trailer,
- comprising:
- a wheel;
- a support frame, the support frame comprising a skid plate, a first support member, and a second support member;
- the first support member and the second support member extend from opposite lateral sides of the skid plate;
- the wheel is rotatably engaged to the first support member and the second support member, and the wheel is positioned between the first support member and the second support member;
- the first support member forms a first rear surface, the second support member forms a second rear surface, the first rear surface includes a first rear support, and the second rear surface includes a second rear support, the first rear support includes a first upper contact surface, and the second rear support includes a second upper contact surface;
- the skid plate includes an upper surface between a front of the first support member and a front of the second support member;
- and
- the upper surface of the skid plate, the first upper contact surface, and the second upper contact surface are configured to mount against a lower surface of a frame of a trailer.
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A drag wheel for a trailer,
- comprising:
- a wheel;
- a support frame, the support frame comprising a skid plate, a first support member, and a second support member;
- the first support member and the second support member extend from opposite lateral sides of the skid plate;
- the first support member forms a first rear surface, the second support member forms a second rear surface, the first rear surface includes a first rear support, and the second rear surface includes a second rear support;
- and
- the wheel is rotatably engaged to the first support member and the second support member, and the wheel is positioned between the first support member and the second support member, and the wheel is positioned between the skid plate and the first rear support and second rear support.
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A drag wheel for a trailer, comprising:
- a wheel;
- a support frame, the support frame comprising a skid plate, a first support member, and a second support member;
- the first support member and the second support member extend from sides of the skid plate;
- the skid plate joins the first support member and the second support member, the skid plate forming a ramp surface in front of the wheel;
- the wheel is rotatably engaged to the first support member and the second support member, and the wheel is positioned between the first support member and the second support member;
- and
- a forward portion of the wheel is covered by the skid plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.