Apparatus for limiting lateral movement in trailers

A device for connecting a wheel axle of a towed vehicle to the vehicle body to compensate for inertial forces while turning, the vehicle body having a longitudinal axis, the device comprising:

• mounting means for resiliently connecting the axle to the vehicle body, said mounting means including pivot means located intermediate the ends of the axle for pivotably mounting said axle for relative movement about a substantially vertical axis, and
• first and second bracket means each having first and second ends, each of said first ends being connected by connection means to the body in spaced apart relation on opposite sides of said pivot means, said connection means including a resiliently deformable member carried by one of said first ends and said body and a pin engaged by said resiliently deformable member, said pin being carries by the other of said first ends and said body, each of said second ends being connected to said mounting means on opposite sides of said pivot means,
• said vertical axis of said pivot means being offset a selected distance along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle from said axle relative to the direction of movement of the vehicle to establish a moment arm responsive to inertial forces while turning to rotate said axle about said vertical axis.