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US 12,722,557 B2Granted
Vehicle and motorcycle tow dolly
OwnerMark Owen Steeleinventor
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Abstract
A dolly assembly includes a chassis, a plurality of wheels, an automobile wheel support area, and a motorcycle carrier platform.
Claims19
A dolly, vehicle, and motorcycle assembly comprising,
- a dolly including
- a dolly chassis having a front end configured to couple to a tow vehicle and a rear end spaced apart from the front end and
- a plurality of dolly wheels supporting the dolly chassis, the plurality of dolly wheels cooperating to define a dolly wheel axis of rotation about which the plurality of dolly wheels rotate,
- a vehicle including
- a vehicle chassis,
- a forward plurality of vehicle wheels supporting the vehicle chassis,
- a rearward plurality of vehicle wheels supporting the vehicle chassis,
- a forward vehicle wheel axis of rotation about which the forward plurality of vehicle wheels rotate, and
- a rearward vehicle wheel axis of rotation about which the rearward plurality of vehicle wheels rotate, and
- a motorcycle including
- a motorcycle chassis and
- a plurality of motorcycle wheels supporting the motorcycle chassis, a forward motorcycle wheel axis of rotation about which a forward motorcycle wheel rotates and a rearward motorcycle wheel axis of rotation about which a rearward motorcycle wheel rotates,
- the dolly, vehicle, and motorcycle assembly having a first state with the vehicle being supported by the dolly with the forward vehicle wheel axis of rotation being positioned forward of the dolly wheel axis of rotation, the forward plurality of wheels being stationary relative to the dolly chassis, the rearward plurality of wheels being supported by the ground, the rearward plurality of wheels rotating relative to the chassis, and the motorcycle being spaced apart from the dolly, and
- the dolly, vehicle, and motorcycle assembly having a second state with the motorcycle being supported by the dolly with the forward motorcycle wheel axis of rotation being positioned forward of the dolly wheel axis of rotation, the rearward motorcycle wheel axis of rotation being positioned rearward of the dolly wheel axis of rotation, and the vehicle being spaced apart from the dolly.
11 more elements
A dolly and vehicle assembly comprising,
- a dolly including
- a dolly chassis having a front end configured to couple to a tow vehicle and a rear end spaced apart from the front end,
- a plurality of dolly wheels supporting the dolly chassis, the plurality of dolly wheels cooperating to define a dolly wheel axis of rotation about which the plurality of dolly wheels rotate,
- a motorcycle wheel chock supported by the dolly chassis, and
- a vehicle including
- a vehicle chassis and
- a plurality of vehicle wheels supporting the vehicle chassis, the plurality of vehicle wheels including a forward plurality of vehicle wheels and a rearward plurality of vehicle wheels, the forward plurality of vehicle wheels cooperating to define a forward vehicle wheel axis of rotation about which the forward plurality of vehicle wheels rotate and the rearward plurality of vehicle wheels cooperating to define a rearward vehicle wheel axis of rotation about which the rearward plurality of vehicle wheels rotate,
- the forward plurality of vehicle wheels being supported by the dolly with the forward vehicle wheel axis of rotation forward of the dolly wheel axis of rotation, and the rearward plurality of wheels being supported by the ground.
5 more elements
A dolly and motorcycle assembly comprising,
- a dolly including
- a dolly chassis having a front end configured to couple to a tow vehicle and a rear end spaced apart from the front end,
- a plurality of dolly wheels supporting the dolly chassis, the plurality of dolly wheels cooperating to define a dolly wheel axis of rotation about which the plurality of dolly wheels rotate,
- a platform, and
- a platform suspension supporting the platform and supported by the dolly chassis, and
- a motorcycle supported by the platform and including
- a motorcycle chassis and
- a plurality of motorcycle wheels supporting the motorcycle chassis, wherein the dolly chassis includes a pair of towed vehicle wheel support surfaces configured to support laterally spaced apart wheels of a towed vehicle, the pair of towed vehicle wheel support surfaces are spaced apart by a first distance, the platform has a length sufficient to support the plurality of motorcycle wheels and a portion positioned between the pair of towed vehicle support surfaces, the portion has a maximum width perpendicular to the length, the maximum width of the portion is less than the first distance.
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The assembly claim of 14, wherein the platform includes a front end and a rear end and the platform suspension includes a front spring supporting the front end of the platform on the chassis and a rear spring supporting the rear end of the platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.