Swiveling, single rear wheel for a trailer
OwnerLarry Moyerinventor
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Abstract
The swiveling, single rear wheel for a trailer is adapted for use with a trailer. The single rear wheel includes a mount plate that is adapted to be positioned on a bottom surface of the trailer. A coil spring is positioned between the mount plate and a distal end of a torsion bar. The distal end of the torsion bar is affixed to a plate. The plate includes a tapered ring on a bottom surface that a roller assembly engages. A pivoting shaft is rotatably engaged on the bottom surface of the plate, and is affixed to a swivel wheel. The swivel wheel is also attached to the roller assembly. The swivel wheel is able to rotate via the pivoting shaft and the roller assembly. The universal hitch is adapted to attach between a vehicle hitch of a vehicle and a front portion of a trailer.
Claims17
A swiveling, single rear wheel comprising:
- at least one single rear wheel assembly that is adapted to be positioned underneath a trailer;
- a universal hitch is adapted to be secured between said trailer and a vehicle such that the vehicle and the trailer maintain linear alignment whereas the at least one single rear wheel assembly is able to pivot in 360 degrees of rotational movement under said trailer and with respect to a ground surface;
- wherein the at least one single rear wheel assembly is adapted to be secured to a bottom surface of the trailer;
- wherein the at least one single rear wheel assembly is further defined with a mount plate that is affixed to the bottom surface of the trailer;
- wherein the mount plate is a rectangularly-shaped object that is also planar in shape;
- wherein a torsion bar is affixed and extends diagonally at a downward orientation from the mount plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.