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US 5,005,844 AGranted
Travois with roller assembly
AssigneeDouglas & Douglas, Inc.
InventorsGeorge V. Douglas, Vivian T. Douglas
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Abstract
A rolling travois for carrying camping supplies and the like, the rolling travois comprising an elongated support frame mounted over an enlarged roller assembly having a spherically shaped profile. A pair of pushing handles extend rearward and upward from the travois, and a pair of pulling handles are mounted on the forward end. Attached to the pulling handles is a pulling harness which is connectable to an individual.
Claims3
A rolling travois for carrying camping supplies and the like, the rolling travois adapted for connection to an individual and comprising:
- an elongated support frame having a forward end and a rearward end;
- an enlarged roller assembly rotatably connected to the elongated support frame so as to be disposed below the support frame and near the rearward end thereof, the roller assembly comprising:
- a plurality of cylindrically shaped wheel disks, each wheel disk having a centrally disposed hole therethrough;
- axle means extending through the holes of the wheel disks for rollingly connecting to the wheel disks, the wheel disks having varying diameters so that the wheel disks provide the wheel assembly with a substantially spherically shaped profile;
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- undercarriage frame means attached to the support frame for disposing the axle means and the wheel disks below the support frame for rolling support thereof;
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- adjustable harness means attached to the support frame and attachable to an individual for pulling the rolling travois.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.