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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5203850 | Air isolated fifth wheel system An air-isolated fifth wheel system for use in connecting a trailer to a semi-tractor in a manner to isolate vibrational input of the trailer to the fifth wheel from being transferred to the semi-tractor. An inflatable air bag is operably disposed in a cen... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5090720 | Transporting system and method for using same A transporting system includes a farm tractor, a dolly having a fifth wheel assembly thereon, and an over-the-road trailer. The dolly can be connected to the tractor by means of a three point hitch. The fifth wheel assembly of the dolly includes a fifth w... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5040814 | Road transport unit with demountable body Demountable road transport unit characterized in that it consists of a motor vehicle (8) equipped with a coupling (5) and a demountable body (9), the coupling on the motor vehicle, situated towards the front, and the body comprising on the one hand, in fr... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5004386 | Protective cover for railcar hitch A protective cover (163) for a trailer hitch (1) for use on a railcar (C). The hitch has a support (7), a hitch head (3) carried by the support, a locking mechanism (49) for latching the hitch in an upright, erect position, and a release mechanism (90) fo... | 04/02/1991 |
| 5000472 | Kingpin assembly An improved kingpin includes a shaft pivotally secured within a bearing and mounted within a trailer, the kingpin being positioned in downward extension therefrom for secured engagement within a conventional fifth-wheel. Also included are couplers for aut... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4955631 | Fifth wheel coupling for allowing and controlling side to side sway The present fifth wheel sway hitch connects the frame of a mobile camper to the fore and aft tiltable fifth wheel mounting in the box of a pickup truck. The fifth wheel sway hitch permits a transverse or side to side swaying of the mobile camper relative ... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4923204 | Adjustable king pin assembly An adjustable king pin assembly for releasably mating with a fifth wheel assembly on a tractor-trailer arrangement. The king pin is secured to a plate which plate is slidably positioned for longitudinal movement with respect to the frame of the trailer in... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4824134 | Portable fifth wheel hitch apparatus A portable fifth wheel hitch assembly (10) for conventional pick-up trucks (100); wherein, the assembly (10) comprises a plurality of rail units (11) which are removably secured to the truck side walls (105) via a plurality of expansible securing members ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4729575 | Compensated trailer hitch Apparatus for controlling the position of a trailer with respect to a tractor is disclosed. A control mechanism is attached to the steering mechanism of the tractor and produces an output corresponding to the position of the steering mechanism. A movable ... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4721323 | Fifth wheel hitch A trailer hitch mountable on an upwardly facing surface of a vehicle capable of movement in a forward direction includes a base which can be fixedly secured to the upwardly facing surface and a coupling arrangement supported on the base and adapted to rel... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4660848 | Chassis with telescoping articulated stinger A chassis with a telescoping articulated stinger for receiving and hauling containers over 40 feet is disclosed where the chassis rear tandem wheels assist in steering. The chassis mounts conventionally and pivotally at a fifth wheel to a towing tractor w... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4649369 | Apparatus for determining the position of a fifth wheel on a multi-axle vehicle Apparatus for identifying the position of the movable portion of a fifth wheel which is useful on a multi-axle vehicle relative to the fixed rail portion (24) thereof. The apparatus includes sensing element (34) positioned on the movable fifth wheel porti... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4614355 | Fifth-wheel assembly A slidable fifth-wheel assembly permitting the relative positions of a tractor and its associated trailer to be adjusted includes switching means which activates an alarm in the cab of the tractor when the fifth-wheel reaches a desired position. This desi... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4444408 | Swinging link mechanism A swinging link mechanism for connecting a prime mover to a rigid trailer comprises an upper and lower opposed pairs of laterally spaced mountings, the lower pair for attachment to the prime mover and the upper pair for connection to the trailer. A swingi... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4443025 | Fifth wheel assembly A fifth wheel assembly for coupling tractor and trailer units includes an improved trunnion bracket, comprising a pair of forged bearing caps having an inverted, U-shaped configuration, with bearing sleeves fixedly mounted therein. In sliding fifth wheel ... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4429892 | Sliding fifth wheel A device for attachment to a tractor for selectively moving the fifth wheel assembly of the tractor. The device has two drive members which are affixed to the frame of the tractor at one end and to the fifth wheel platform at the other end. The drive memb... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4418934 | Pivotal bolster plate A bolster plate is mounted on the bottom side of a shaft which is supported longitudinally on the trailer for permitting pivotal movement of the bolster plate about the axis of the shaft. The shaft is mounted at its opposite ends by thrust bearings on lon... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4391455 | Tractor vehicle provided with a fifth-wheel plate A tractor vehicle provided with a fifth-wheel plate (4) supported by a beam (3) mounted on the chassis of the vehicle vertically pivotably in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle on two fulcrums (5) spaced-apart in the transverse direction of the veh... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4359234 | Fifth wheel assembly for tractor-trailer combination A fifth wheel assembly for close-coupling a tractor-trailer combination wherein the trailer has a pair of pivot members connected thereto that are movable within a continuous 3-section track carried by the tractor, with two of the track sections being cur... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4339140 | Vehicle king pin assembly The king pin assembly is adapted to be mounted on a first vehicle for coupling said vehicle to a second vehicle. First and second king pins are integral in one piece with a common shaft and are 90° out of phase with each other. Each king pin when in its ... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4327934 | Slide, pull and park bar hitch structure This structure is designed for connecting a trailer vehicle and a pick-up truck, having a bed for the mounting of a fifth wheel platform, for receiving the fifth wheel pin extending from the front end of the trailer, and it consists primarily of a pair of... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4229019 | Transport lock for lift bed trailer jackbox A lift bed highway trailer adapted to be coupled by a gooseneck to a tractor to transport heavy loads through use of pallet frame units that can be quickly picked up and discharged at any point, the main frame of the trailer being shiftable between a lowe... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4093265 | Fifth-wheel braking control A prior fifth-wheel braking control has a pair of links that support a trailer and rotate a small amount to operate brakes of the trailer to prevent overriding. A toggle or indexing action for stability is obtained by raising the fifth wheel and its load ... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4050707 | Liftable bed truck body configuration for removable storage unit A truck trailer having a fixed bed and a liftable bed superposed above said liftable bed wherein the lifting means comprises an hydraulic actuator and the like for lifting rearward portions of the liftable bed and wherein the lifting means for the forward... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4045050 | Articulated vehicle tilt limiting apparatus Apparatus for limiting relative tilting between a tractor unit and a trailer unit of an articulated vehicle comprising a horizontal hitch pivot fixed to the tractor to permit relative tilting movement between the tractor and trailer units. A pair of right... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4026429 | Method of unloading container from transport vehicle An over the road transport vehicle and method of unloading its cargo container. The transport vehicle includes a chassis having a wheeled tandem support and a flatbed that is selectively positionable relative to the tandem and may be tilted on the tandem ... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4017095 | Fifth wheel connection for a tractor-trailer combination A slip-proof connection provided between the tractor and trailer of a tractor-trailer combination for carrying the superstructure of a mobile crane. The connection or mechanism comprises a mounting assembly secured to the tractor bed, a mounting plate car... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3950011 | Trailer truck A trailer truck comprising a trailer mounted at its front on the rear of a chassis frame of a tractor and energy absorbing system located between the chassis frame and a coupler of the trailer and adapted to allow an upward or forward movement of the coup... | 04/13/1976 |
