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US 2006/0232042 A1Published application
Trailer damping apparatus and trailer utilizing same
OwnerJohn Graberinventor
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Abstract
A damping apparatus for a gooseneck trailer and a gooseneck trailer are provided. The damping apparatus includes an inner shaft and an outer shaft reciprocable about the inner shaft. A first plate is coupled with the outer shaft. A second plate may be coupled with the first plate, and a damping member disposed between the first and second plates to damp relative movement between the inner and outer shafts.
Claims19
A damping apparatus for a trailer comprising:
- an inner shaft;
- an outer shaft reciprocable about said inner shaft;
- a first plate coupled with said outer shaft;
- a second plate;
- and
- a damping member disposed between said first and second plates to damp relative movement between said inner and outer shafts.
3 more elements
A trailer coupling comprising:
- an inner shaft having a first end and a second end;
- a ball coupling mechanism connected with said inner shaft at said first end;
- an outer shaft reciprocable about said inner shaft;
- a first plate coupled with said outer shaft;
- a second plate coupled with said first plate and being displaced from said second end;
- and
- a damping member disposed between said plates to damp relative movement between said inner shaft and said outer shaft.
4 more elements
A gooseneck trailer comprising:
- a trailer body;
- a trailer neck connected with said trailer body, for coupling said trailer body with a tow vehicle;
- a damping apparatus coupled with said trailer neck, said damping apparatus including a shaft and a set of spaced apart coupled plates configured to move relative to said shaft, wherein one of said plates is coupled with said trailer neck, said damping apparatus further including at least one damping member disposed between said plates to dampen movements between said trailer neck and said shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.