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US 5,328,192 AGranted
Manual pull-type carrier for transporting a large game carcass
OwnerJohn R. Thompsoninventor
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Abstract
A manually pull-type carrier includes a mobile carriage and a towing handle assembly slidably mounted to the carriage for changing the overall length of the carrier. The mobile carriage includes a pair of longitudinal rails rigidly interconnected and spaced laterally apart by a plurality of fore-and-aft spaced transverse bars, and a pair of wheels or skis with axle assemblies movably supporting the rails and being adjustable for changing the height of the rails above the ground. The towing handle assembly includes a pair of angle side braces and a front U-shaped handle telescopic with the angle side braces for adjusting the height of the handle to fit hunters of differing heights who tow the carriage.
Claims11
A manual pull-type carrier, comprising:
- (a) a carriage including an elongated load-carrying bed and means for movably supporting said load-carrying bed above the ground to undergo movement across the ground;
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- (b) an adjustable towing handle assembly including a front handle and a structure interconnecting said handle to said load-carrying bed of said carriage and being adjustable relative to said front handle and said load-carrying bed for changing both the length and the height of said towing handle assembly relative to said load-carrying bed;
- (c) said interconnecting structure including
- (i) a pair of angled side braces adjustably telescopably connected to a front end of said load-carrying bed for changing the overall length of said carrier to support animal carcasses of different lengths thereon, and
- (ii) a pair of extension members supporting said front handle and adjustably telescopably supported by said angled side braces for changing the overall height of said handle to fit hunters of different heights towing said carriage;
- (d) each of said angled side braces including
- (i) an elongated rear portion adjustably telescopably connected to said front end of said load-carrying bed, and
- (ii) an elongated front portion attached at a rear end to a forward end of said rear portion so as to extend at an angle forwardly and upwardly from said rear portion, said expansion member being adjustable telescopably mounted to front end of a corresponding one of aid front portion.
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A manual pull-type carrier, comprising:
- (a) a carriage including an elongated load-carrying bed and a pair of wheel mounting assemblies connected to opposite sides of said load-carrying bed and being adjustable for changing the height of said load-carrying bed above the ground and for moving said carriage across the ground;
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- (b) an adjustable towing handle assembly including a front handle and a structure interconnecting said handle to said load-carrying bed of said carriage and being adjustable relative to said front handle and said load-carrying bed for changing both the length and the height of the towing handle assembly relative to said load-carrying bed;
- (c) said interconnecting structure including
- (i) a pair of angled side braces adjustably telescopably connected to said front end of said load-carrying bed for changing the overall length of said carrier to support animal carcasses of different lengths thereon, and
- (ii) a pair of extension members supporting said fronthandle and adjustably telescopably supported by said angled side braces for changing the overall height of said handle to fit hunters of different heights towing said carriage;
- (d) each of said angled side braces including
- (i) an elongated rear portion adjustably telescopably connected to said front end of said load-carrying bed, and
- (ii) an elongated front portion attached at a rear end to a forward end of said rear portion so as to extend at an angle forwardly and upwardly from said rear portion, said extension member being adjustable telescopably mounted to the front end of a corresponding one of said front portions.
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A manual pull-type carrier, comprising:
- (a) a carriage including a elongated load-carrying bed and a pair of ski mounting assemblies connected to opposite sides of said load-carrying bed and being adjustable for changing the height of said load-carrying bed above the ground and sliding said carriage across the ground;
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- (b) an adjustable towing handle assembly including a front handle and a structure interconnecting said handle to said load-carrying bed of said carriage and being adjustable relative to said front handle and said load-carrying bed for changing both the length and the height of the towing handle assembly relative to said load-carrying bed;
- (c) said interconnecting structure including
- (i) a pair of angled side braces adjustably telescopably connected to a front end of said load-carrying bed for changing the overall length of said carrier to support animal carcasses of different lengths thereon, and
- (ii) a pair of extension members supporting said front handle and adjustably telescopably supported by said angled side braces for changing the overall height of said handle to fit hunters of different heights towing said carriage;
- (e) each of said angled side braces including
- (i) an elongated rear portion adjustably telescopably connected to said front end of said load-carrying bed, and
- (ii) an elongated front portion attached at a rear end to a forward end of said rear portion so as to extend at an angle forwardly and upwardly from said rear portion, said extension member being adjustable telescopably mounted to the front end of a corresponding one of said front portions.
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