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US 6,485,054 B1Granted
Adjustable wheelbase trailer including reinforced structural apertures
AssigneeHyundai Precision America, Inc.
InventorHoward J. Yurgevich
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Abstract
A tractor trailer having an adjustable wheel assembly, the trailer comprising at least two laterally spaced frame members. A plurality of openings are located in the frame members, with each opening having a flange section structured to receive a wheel assembly locking-pin. The flange section increases the load-bearing area of each frame member opening.
Claims16
A trailer including a slideable wheel assembly, the trailer comprising:
- a plurality of openings located in a frame member;
- wherein each opening is structured to receive a wheel assembly lock pin,
- wherein a perimeter of each opening comprises a radiused projection forming an enlarged entry that facilitates insertion of a lock pin.
A trailer having a moveable wheel assembly, the trailer comprising:
- a plurality of openings located in at least two frame members;
- wherein a perimeter of each opening comprises a radiused projection forming an enlarged entry that facilitates insertion of a wheel assembly lock pin,
- wherein each radiused projection has a height that exceeds a frame member thickness.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.