US 2024/0034092 A1Published application

System and method for converting mobile home axle assemblies

OwnerStoney Morrisinventor

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Abstract

A system and method for altering mobile home axle assemblies to support closed rim wheels instead of open rim wheels is provided. Generally, the system and method of the present disclosure are designed to reduce the cost of transporting mobile homes while increasing safety by changing the wheels supported by mobile home axles from limited use mobile home tires to highway rated, closed rim tires that may be used multiple times. The system generally comprises a convertor hub configured to secure to a mobile home axle assembly and a convertor plate configured to secure to said converter hub. The convertor hub is designed to replace the standard axle hub of the mobile home axle assembly and work with existing parts of the mobile home axle assembly whereas the converter plate allows for the attachment of a closed rim wheel.

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A system for altering a mobile home axle assembly to support closed rim wheels comprising,

a converter hub having an inner drum, outer surface, central bore, and plurality of converter bores,
wherein said central bore extends from said outer surface to said inner drum through a central projection of said outer surface,
wherein said plurality of converter bores extend from said outer surface to said inner drum through a plurality of raised knuckles of said outer surface,
wherein each raised knuckle of said plurality of raised knuckles is substantially flat on a top surface, and
a converter plate having a base disc, extension disc, projection hole, and plurality of apertures,
wherein said plurality of apertures of said converter plate are configured to align with said plurality of converter bores of said converter hub,
wherein a bottom surface of said base disc is configured to sit flush against said top surface of said plurality of raised knuckles,
wherein said projection hole extends centrally through said base disc and said extension disc,
wherein said projection hole is sized to contain said central projection therein, and
wherein a plurality of lugs of said extension disc are configured to match a lug pattern of a closed rim wheel.

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A system for altering a mobile home axle assembly to support closed rim wheels comprising,

a mobile home axle assembly,
a converter hub having an inner drum, outer surface, central bore, and plurality of converter bores,
wherein a spindle of said mobile home axle assembly extends through said central bore from said inner drum to said outer surface,
wherein said plurality of converter bores extend from said outer surface to said inner drum through a plurality of raised knuckles of said outer surface,
wherein each raised knuckle of said plurality of raised knuckles is substantially flat on a top surface,
a converter plate having a base disc, extension disc, projection hole, and plurality of apertures,
wherein said plurality of apertures of said converter plate are configured to align with said plurality of converter bores of said converter hub,
wherein a bottom surface of said base disc is configured to sit flush against said top surface of said plurality of raised knuckles,
wherein said projection hole extends centrally through said base disc and said extension disc,
wherein a plurality of lugs of said extension disc are configured to match a lug pattern of a closed rim wheel, and
a plurality of attachment elements,
wherein said plurality of attachment elements extend through said plurality of apertures and said plurality of converter bores.

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