Carrier for conveying horses, particularly a trailer
AssigneeMichael Ketterer
InventorsMichael Ketterer, Erwin Meroth
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Abstract
The carrier for conveying horses has a tub-like substructure (22) mounted on a chassis (20), the substructure being provided with a rear door for entry and exit. The substructure (22) is closed at the top by means of a roof (34). In order to provide a certain free field of vision for the horses in an obliquely forward-oriented direction and to prevent the horses from appreciating the limited interior space of the horse transport carrier when they enter, a lift device for elevating the roof (34) from the substructure (22) is provided between the substructure (22) and the roof (34). From the normal, closed position, the roof (34) can be elevated in desired increments to an elevated position providing a free space between the roof (34) and the substructure (22).
Claims15
Carrier for conveying horses, comprising:
- a tub-like substructure (22) mounted on a chassis (20), a door for entry and exit of the horses being provided at a rear end of the substructure;
- a roof (34) supported by the substructure (22);
- and,
- a lift device located between the substructure (22) and the roof (34), the lift device being operable for lifting the roof (34) in relation to the substructure (22), whereby the roof (34) can be moved between a normal closed position on the substructure (22), to a raised position in which a free space is defined between the roof (34) and the substructure (22), the lift device having on each side of the carrier a front moving arm (40) and a rear moving arm (42), each said moving arm being connected on one hand with the substructure (22) by means of lower linkages (48, 60), and on the other hand with the roof (34) by means of upper linkages (54, 58), the front moving arms on each side of the carrier being rigidly interconnected, said front moving arms being legs of a U-shaped hoop of which a base (44) of the hoop is disposed substantially parallel to a front wall (26) of the carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.