Trailer for greens mowers and the like
OwnerJames W. Pfistererinventor
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Abstract
A self-loading cart for a greens mower including a wheel-supported mobile frame with a tilting bed pivotally mounted to the frame for movement between a rearwardly and downwardly inclined loading position and an upwardly pivoted substantially horizontal loaded position. As the bed moves to the loaded position, a locking tongue on the mobile platform projects through the bed and engages the loaded mower for a retention of the mower. Simultaneously, a latch automatically engages between a support beam of the bed and the mobile platform to lock the bed in the loaded position.
Claims15
A cart for ground care equipment comprising a mobile frame having leading and following ends, an axle transversely of and supporting said frame, ground engaging wheels mounted on said axle and laterally spaced to each side thereof, a tilting bed overlying said mobile frame and extending both forwardly and rearwardly of the following end of said frame, pivot means mounting said bed to said frame for a selective pivotal movement of said bed between a rearwardly and downwardly inclined loading position relative to said frame for the loading of equipment thereon, and a loaded position overlying and directly supported on said frame, said bed extending forwardly of said pivot means for accommodation of at least a major portion of the weight of loaded equipment forward of said pivot means sufficient to produce a downward pivoting movement of said bed to overlying engagement with said frame, and means for automatically locking said bed to said frame upon movement to the loaded position.
A cart for ground care equipment comprising a mobile frame including an elongate tow bar having a leading end with hitch means thereon, said frame having a following end, an axle mounted transversely of and supporting said frame, ground engaging wheels mounted on said axle, a tilt beam overlying said tow bar and extending forward from said following end of said frame to a forward end at an intermediate point along said tow bar, means mounting said tilt beam to said frame for selective upward pivoting of said beam about said following end of said frame, a cart bed fixed to said tilt beam for pivotal movement therewith between a generally horizontal loaded position with said tilt beam overlying and engaged on said tow bar, and a loading position wherein said tilt beam and said bed are rearwardly inclined, said bed extending rearward of said following end of said mobile frame and terminating in a rear loading end sufficiently rearward of said axle to allow for forward rolling of equipment directly onto said bed in the loading position of said bed, said bed extending forwardly of said means mounting said tilt beam to said frame to allow for forward movement of loaded equipment on said bed sufficient to produce a downward pivotal movement of said bed and said tilt beam to the loaded position, and means for automatically locking said tilt beam to said tow bar upon movement of said tilt beam to said loaded position.
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