Stabilizer for a Multi-Axle Vehicle
AssigneeETN Capital, LLC
InventorsRyan Beaver, William Myles Riley
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Abstract
A stabilizer to stabilize wheels of a parked multi-axle vehicle. The stabilizer is selectively movable between a retracted orientation sized to fit within a space formed between the wheels of the vehicle. In the retracted orientation the stabilizer is spaced away from the wheels. The stabilizer is deployed to an extended orientation that contacts against the wheels. The stabilizer prevents the wheels from rotating thus providing stability to the vehicle and preventing movement along the ground.
Claims20
A stabilizer to stabilize wheels on a multi-axle vehicle, the stabilizer comprising:
- a working bar comprising opposing first and second ends and with a longitudinal axis that extends along a length;
- a linkage assembly connected to the working bar and comprising arms that are pivotally connected together and movable between a retracted orientation with a first width measured perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and an extended orientation with a larger second width measured perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
- an actuator mounted to the working bar and to the linkage assembly, the actuator comprising:
- a first plate with a first opening that receives the working bar;
- a second plate with a second opening that receives the working bar;
- the first plate and the second plate movable relative to each other between a first angular position to prevent movement of the actuator along the length of the working bar and secure the linkage assembly and a second angular position to provide for movement along the length of the working bar to move the linkage assembly between the retracted orientation and the extended orientation.
A stabilizer to stabilize wheels on a multi-axle vehicle, the stabilizer comprising:
- an elongated working bar;
- a linkage assembly connected to the working bar and comprising arms that pivotally connect together and are movable between a retracted orientation and an extended orientation;
- an actuator mounted to the working bar and to the linkage assembly and configured to move the linkage assembly between the retracted and extended orientations, the actuator comprising:
- a body with a body opening;
- a first plate mounted to the body and with a first plate that comprises a first plate opening;
- a second plate mounted to the body and with a second plate that comprises a second plate opening;
- the body opening, first plate opening, and second plate opening being aligned and with the working bar extending through each;
- the first plate and the second plate movable relative to each other between a first angular position to prevent movement of the actuator along the working bar and secure the linkage assembly and a second angular position to provide for movement along the length of the working bar to move the linkage assembly between the retracted orientation and the extended orientation.
A method of stabilizing wheels of a multi-axle vehicle, the method comprising:
- positioning a stabilizer that is in a retracted orientation in a space formed between the wheels of the multi-axle vehicle;
- orienting the stabilizer in the space with a working bar aligned vertically in the space and with contact members facing towards the wheels;
- applying a force to an actuator on the working bar and positioning plates in the actuator at a first angular orientation;
- with the plates in the first angular orientation, sliding the actuator along the working bar and causing the contact members to move outward from the working bar and contact against the wheels;
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- with the contact members contacting against the wheels, releasing the force from the actuator and thereby positioning the plates in the handle at a second angular orientation and preventing the contact members from moving out of contact with the wheels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.