Front Tow Extended Saddle
AssigneeATC Leasing Company LLC
InventorDonald W. Schuettenberg
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Abstract
A front tow extended saddle is disclosed. The saddle allows a first towing truck to mount a second truck, facing forward, behind the first truck, in order to tow the second truck to a distant location. The saddle allows the towed truck to face forward during transport, thus allowing for the normal loads and stresses of movement on the towed truck. This configuration is preferable to movement with the towed truck facing-rearward, in which the typical aerodynamic surfaces of a large truck act as a drag during transport, imposing high wind loads and unusual stresses. The front tow extended saddle is also designed to minimize the required vertical rise on the towed truck, which also avoids additional stresses during loading and unloading onto the towing truck.
Claims9
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A front tow extended saddle, comprising:
- a front portion comprising a first set of two spaced apart bars on a first plane for interfacing with a saddle mount or with a fifth wheel of a towing vehicle;
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- a rear portion comprising at least a second set of two spaced apart bars not on the first plane for adjustably mounting to an axle and a frame of said vehicle to be towed and supporting said frame,
- wherein the front portion is joined at an angle to the rear portion, and wherein the front portion is configured for mounting to the towing vehicle and the rear portion is configured for horizontally-adjustable, rigid mounting to the vehicle to be towed, and wherein the front portion is configured to allow rotation of the front tow extended saddle with respect to the towing vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.