Vehicle leveling system
OwnerHarold E. Goodrich, Dolores M. Fabelinventors
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Abstract
A system for leveling a vehicle parked on uneven terrain is disclosed. The wheel of the vehicle on the lowest position on the terrain is determined together with the relative amount that the low wheel must be raised to level the vehicle. An inclined ramp is adapted to be disposed proximate the low wheel of the vehicle, and the ramp is nonrigidly linked to the vehicle at a position on the vehicle disposed relatively behind the base of the ramp. The linking means includes coded indicia to indicate the appropriate length of the linking means required to allow the vehicle to travel up the ramp until the vehicle is substantially level. The vehicle is then motivated to cause the low wheel to travel up the ramp until the linking means becomes taut, to stop the vehicle in the level position.
Claims11
A system for leveling a vehicle parked on uneven terrain comprising:
- means for determining the wheel of the vehicle on the lowest position on the terrain, said determining means including means for indicating the relative amount that said low wheel should be raised to level the vehicle;
- an inclined ramp adapted to be disposed proximate the low wheel of the vehicle;
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- means for nonrigidly linking the ramp to the vehicle at a position on the vehicle disposed relatively behind the base of said ramp when the ramp is located proximate the low wheel of the vehicle so that the vehicle can be motivated to cause the low wheel to travel up the ramp until the linking means becomes taut, said linking means including coded indicia corresponding to the determining means to indicate the appropriate length of said linking means required to allow the vehicle to travel up the ramp until the vehicle is substantially level, the linking means then becoming taut to stop the vehicle in the level position.
A system for leveling a vehicle parked on uneven terrain comprising:
- means for determining the wheel or wheels of the vehicle on lower positions on the terrain relative to one or more other wheels on the vehicle, said determining means including coded indicia indicating the relative amount that said lower wheel or wheels should be raised to level the vehicle;
- one or more inclined ramps adapted to be disposed proximate the respective lower wheel or wheels of the vehicle;
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- means for nonrigidly linking the ramps to the vehicle at positions on the vehicle disposed relatively behind the base of said ramps when the ramps are located proximate the lower wheel or wheels of the vehicle so that the vehicle can be motivated to cause the lower wheel or wheels to travel up the ramps until the linking means become taut, said linking means including coded indicia corresponding to the coded indicia on the determining means to indicate the appropriate length of said linking means required to allow the vehicle to travel up the ramps until the vehicle is substantially level, the linking means then becoming taut to stop the vehicle in the level position.
A system for leveling a vehicle parked on uneven terrain comprising:
- means for determining the wheel or wheels of the vehicle on lower positions of the terrain relative to one or more other wheels on the vehicle, said determining means including coded indicia indicating the relative amount that said lower wheel or wheels should be raised to level the vehicle;
- one or more inclined ramps adapted to be disposed proximate the respective lower wheel or wheels of the vehicle;
- pairs of spaced attachment means located on the vehicle relatively behind said ramps disposed proximate the respective lower wheel or wheels of the vehicle;
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- nonrigid linking means for connecting the ramps to the attachment means furthest behind said ramps when the ramps are located proximate the lower wheel or wheels of the vehicles, said linking means including coded indicia corresponding to the coded indicia on the determining means to indicate the appropriate length of said linking means required to allow the vehicle to travel up the ramps until the vehicle is substantially level, said ramps being moved toward the respective wheels until the linking means are taut to position the ramp proximate said wheels, said linking means then being reattached to the attachment means closer to the respective wheels and the vehicle moved on to the ramps until the linking means again become taut to stop the vehicle in the level position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.