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US 9,308,791 B2Granted
Elevated cradle for supporting conduits extending between a vehicle tractor and trailer
OwnerAlbert Korsoninventor
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Abstract
A cradle for supporting conduit extending between a truck and articulating trailer. The cradle includes a radially curved and open ended body which is resiliently supported upon an adjustable vertical support member for permitting lay-in receipt of the harness. A mounting assembly for the vertical support member positions the same atop a platform extending between the tractor and trailer and, in one non-limiting variant, is constructed of two parallel plate members with three or more compression/extension spring combinations.
Claims12
A cradle for supporting an extending length of a harness extending between a truck and an articulating trailer, comprising:
- a body with first and second ends defining at open interior, said body being separable along a linearly extending location between said ends in order to receive an intermediate length of the harness;
- a vertically extending member comprising a lower end which is adapted for being supported on a platform located within an open space between the truck and trailer;
- and a resilient biasing structure for supporting said body atop said vertically extending member and which is responsive to forces exerted upon the harness resulting from articulation between the truck and trailer in order to permit said body a degree of force absorbing and multi-directional motion relative to said vertically extending member, said resilient biasing structure further comprising:
- a first coil spring having a main body terminating at a curled lower end and a likewise curled upper end, said spring being supported within an open upper end of said vertical member so that a widthwise inserting bolt fastener is installed through said member to capture said lower curled end, a bolt installing in downward fashion through a base located aperture in said body, an aperture in an endmost portion of a stem of said bolt capturing said upper curled end,
- a second coil spring supported within said open upper end of said vertical member in concentric fashion about said first coil spring, a bottom end of said second spring biasing against said widthwise inserting bolt fastener, a top end of said second spring biasing said downward installed bolt, and
- a first washer inserting below an uppermost coil winding of said second coil spring and, in combination with at least one additional washer abutting against said top end of said second spring, is forced into contact by a nut supported upon said stem downwardly extending bolt.
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A cradle for supporting an extending length of a harness extending between a truck and an articulating trailer, comprising:
- a body with first and second ends defining at open interior, said body being separable along a linearly extending location between said ends in order to receive an intermediate length of the harness;
- a vertically extending member comprising a lower end which is adapted for being supported on a platform located within an open space between the truck and trailer, said vertically extending member further comprising:
- a base mounting member, a support member having an upper end and a lower end, wherein said lower end of the support member affixed to the base member and the support member extend upwardly therefrom;
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- a resilient biasing structure for supporting said body atop said vertically extending member and which is responsive to forces exerted upon the harness resulting from articulation between the truck and trailer in order to permit said body a degree of force absorbing and multi-directional motion relative to said vertically extending member wherein said base mounting member further comprises:
- a lower plate member and an upper plate member aligned in parallel;
- said plate members having defined, corresponding perimeter edges;
- a plurality of lower compression spring members of equal length supporting the upper plate member above the lower plate member;
- said plurality of lower compression spring members aligned a substantially equal intervals proximate the corresponding edges of the upper and lower plate members;
- a corresponding plurality of extension spring members, each located within one of the lower compression spring members, and each having a first end attached to the lower base member, and a second end extending upwardly through the corresponding compression spring member;
- said upper plate member further defining a plurality of apertures corresponding to the plurality of lower compression spring members and contained extension spring members;
- a plurality of upper compression spring member corresponding to and centered above the plurality of defined apertures of the upper plate member;
- each upper compression spring member containing a threaded clevis-type bolt member, extending downwardly therethrough and through the corresponding aperture;
- each bolt having a lower end and an upper end;
- each bolt connected at its lower end to the corresponding extension spring at its upper end;
- and each threaded clevis-type bolt being held at its upper end by a conformingly threaded nut.
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