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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7828317 | Integrated support structure for either a fifth wheel hitch or a gooseneck trailer hitch An integrated support structure apparatus is provided for attaching either a fifth wheel trailer hitch or a gooseneck trailer hitch to a truck bed. The integrated support structure comprises an H-shaped body that is attached to at least one truck frame rail below th... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7520524 | Gooseneck hitch assembly with u-shaped toe and method of use A gooseneck hitch assembly adapted for use with a towing vehicle comprises a gooseneck hitch and a u-shaped toe. The u-shaped toe has legs straddling sides of the gooseneck hitch assembly, the legs connected to one or more powered cylinders mounted to the gooseneck ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7311335 | Trailer and fuel tank assembly A trailer and fuel tank assembly are disclosed. The fuel tank preferably forms the body of the trailer. The fuel tank may include a recess in the top surface for receiving the motor and/or pump, which may lower the pump closer to the ground to increase the suction p... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7287947 | Front loading trailer and method of use A trailer for hauling heavy equipment includes front end loading assembly that allows hitching and loading, a trailer bed, and a set of rear wheels. Longitudinally aligned support beams from the trailer bed, ends terminating at the front end loading assembly. The fr... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7207587 | Remote controlled hydraulic gooseneck for tractor trailers A gooseneck for connecting a tractor to a trailer. The gooseneck has a remotely controlled unit for operating the hydraulic and pneumatic systems that provide for moving a slidable king pin plate to different loading positions so as to balance the load for over-the-... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185906 | Fifth wheel coupling for a towing vehicle A fifth wheel coupling includes a receiver that is suspended from the frame of a towing vehicle by a linkage mechanism to permit limited relative longitudinal and vertical displacement of the towing vehicle and a towed vehicle. The receiver is mounted on a wishbone ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7156591 | High mobility recovery trailer The invention in a preferred form includes a frame assembly having a load bearing surface and a hitch engagement. The hitch engagement includes a lifting bar and a hitch guide. A bogey assembly may be further attached to the frame. The bogey assembly may include a w... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143914 | Latching rack system for vehicles A latching rack system for carrying objects on a vehicle that is compatible with a standard receiver hitch. A latching rack platform has a standard hitch ball and a support mast with a latch pin and a shank to couple to a receiver hitch. A mating latching rack post ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7121574 | Pin box assembly having interchangeable hitch couplers A pin box for connecting a trailer to a tow vehicle includes a hollow receiver tube attached to a pair of support beams positioned on opposite sides of the receiver tube. A forward mounting bracket for attaching the pin box to a frame of the trailer is disposed betw... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7100934 | Goose neck trailer A goose neck trailer with a pair of side rails has a goose neck hitch attached to the side rails and defined by two side members extending upwardly and forwardly therefrom and converging inwardly and forwardly to the hitch coupling with a series of cross-members int... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6971660 | Kingpin adaptor system A kingpin adaptor system which enables a fifth wheel trailer to be connected to a towing vehicle having an upside down kingpin. The kingpin adaptor system includes an inverted fifth wheel head assembly and a kingpin adaptor. The kingpin of the fifth wheel trailer is... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6957822 | Tractor unit/trailer combination for suspended transport of equipment A tractor unit/trailer combination which is capable of carrying out suspended transport of a heavy duty piece of equipment, with the equipment being coupled at its forward end to the tractor unit and at its rear end to the trailer, and in such a way that the equipme... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6932372 | Detachable gooseneck trailer hitch A hitch assembly for connecting a front end 21 of a low-loader trailer to a tow vehicle 10 is disclosed. The hitch assembly includes: a first mount 22 located at the front end 21 of the trailer; a second mount 25 longitudinally spa... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6913276 | Hitch damping system A hitch damping system for dampening forces transferred between a towed vehicle and a towing vehicle. The hitch damping system includes a first assembly being designed for being operationally coupled to the towed vehicle. A second assembly is designed for being oper... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6883820 | Offset coupler for gooseneck trailer An offset coupler device for coupling a gooseneck trailer with a gooseneck hitch ball is provided. The coupler has a first member spaced apart from a second member by an offset plate. A ball coupler is provided at a lower end of the second member. In use, the first ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6874803 | Pneumatically assisted tractor trailer attachment assembly A gooseneck for connecting a tractor and a trailer for transportation includes a support arm. The support arm has a first end that is pivotally coupled to a fifth wheel of the tractor. The support arm is pivotable to raise and lower a second end of the support arm r... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6776431 | Fifthwheel trailer to gooseneck hitch adaptor An adaptor for permitting a user to couple a fifthwheel trailer having a kingpin to a tow vehicle having a gooseneck hitch mechanism with a hitch ball is provided. The adaptor includes an upper portion which receives a portion of the kingpin and is forced into abutt... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6478324 | Variable height gooseneck An adjustable chassis for transporting shipping containers of different configurations. The chassis comprises at least two spaced-apart frame members, with each frame member including an upper surface for supporting a shipping container. At least two conv... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6378887 | Gooseneck lift mechanism A detachable gooseneck trailer (20) having a gooseneck (24) and a detachable trailer deck (22) utilizes a trailer attachment assembly (30) to draw the trailer deck (22) toward the gooseneck (24) during attachment. The attachment assembly (30) includes a p... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6371505 | Double gooseneck trailer A double gooseneck trailer for hauling large, heavy loads wherein there is provided: a jeep having a connector for connecting the jeep to a hitch on a tractor and a first hitch; a dolly having a second hitch and a plurality of axles; and a load unit havin... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6360166 | Apparatus and method for removing logs from a forestry site An apparatus and method for removing logs from a forestry site. The apparatus and method includes a primary mobile machine having means attached to a rearward portion thereof for holding a first end of a first log cluster. The apparatus and method also in... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6234509 | Spring return coupler A device and method for coupling a trailer which has a trailer tongue mount attached to the trailer and a coupler attached to the trailer tongue mount. The coupler has an outer tube assembly, an inner tube assembly slidably received by the outer tube asse... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6224082 | Cam action detachable gooseneck trailer A detachable gooseneck trailer (20) having a gooseneck (24) and a detachable trailer deck (22) utilizes a trailer attachment assembly (30) to draw the trailer deck (22) toward the gooseneck (24) during attachment. The attachment assembly (30) includes a p... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6024372 | Fifth wheel extension adapter An improved fifth-wheel extension adapter is described whose design provides the adaptability necessary for mating of the extension adapter with all known trailer king pin designs, which further provides improved contact with the trailer king pin and whic... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5904364 | Folding frame log trailer A folding frame trailer is provided which includes a rear frame assembly having a front portion and a rear portion, a neck frame assembly having a front portion, a rear portion, the rear portion pivotally coupled to the front portion of the rear frame ass... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5797615 | Heavy equipment trailer with adjustable tower Heavy equipment trailer having a main deck with a rear gooseneck which is connected to a turntable mounted on a lifting tower carried by a dolly positioned to the rear of the deck. The lifting tower is mounted in a box which is suspended between the side ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5794960 | Chassis with convertible gooseneck The invention provides an improved chassis for hauling shipping containers over the road. The chassis includes a gooseneck portion having a support surface for engaging the tunnel section of a container. The support surface is manually adjustable and can ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5775713 | Collapsible goose-neck van trailer A trailer, as part of a tractor-trailer combination, wherein the trailer is an enclosed van having a collapsible goose neck which connects the trailer to the tractor and provides a ramp into the interior of the van, which is a substantially enclosed struc... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5456485 | Variable height gooseneck A chassis attachable to a fifth wheel of a tractor for hauling a freight container has a variable height gooseneck assembly for accommodating either a standard or a reduced tunnel depth freight container seatable on the chassis. The variable height goosen... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5435586 | Tow-high and gooseneck attachment for hauling vehicles A gooseneck and tow-hitch attachment includes a gooseneck, a sliding turntable plate assembly, a tow-hitch lifting assembly, a grab hook and a tow-hitch assembly. The sliding plate turntable assembly permits extension or retraction of the gooseneck and sw... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5415425 | Apparatus for coupling a gooseneck hitch to a trailer platform A gooseneck hitch is held in coupled relation with a trailer platform by a pivoted link which is adapted to be rocked rearwardly by hydraulic actuators to raise the forward end of the platform to a transport position and rocked forwardly to lower the forw... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5411359 | Transport trailer for lifting and moving a load and method for effecting such movements A method for providing the lifting effect of a lifting transport trailer, wherein the lifting transport trailer comprises as main parts a frame (u) which has essentially a horizontal carrying planar surface (KT) or the like, a rotating wheel (PE) and a le... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5403029 | Mechanism for latching a gooseneck hitch to a trailer platform A gooseneck hitch is latched to a trailer platform by a pin which may be shifted linearly to an unlatched position against the bias of a spring so as to permit removal of the gooseneck from the platform. A first detent unit holds the latch pin in its unla... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5398956 | Variable height gooseneck A chassis attachable to a fifth wheel of a tractor for hauling a freight container has a variable height gooseneck assembly for accommodating either a standard or a reduced tunnel depth freight container seatable on the chassis. The variable height goosen... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5332248 | Hitch for towing a trailer A power operated hitch with hitch ball for towing a large trailer, and having an electrically powered hydraulic fluid pumping system and multiple hydraulic rams on a main support frame of the hitch which mounts to the top of the back frame section of a tr... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5173028 | Semitrailer The invention relates to a semitrailer (1) comprising devices (6) for shifting a load, such as a container (9), to the support of the trailer (1) and away from the support thereof; as well as devices (3) for shifting the bogie (2) in the lengthwise direct... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5125679 | Truck-trailer connection with means to assist coupling/uncoupling A goose neck trailer includes a ball receiver and an adjacent hydraulic ram having a caster wheel on the lower end thereof. A trailer stand is provided to hold the goose neck off the ground when the trailer is parked. A truck is provided with guide rails ... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5059083 | Camelback pallet trailer A tractor trailer is disclosed herein as including linkage structure for the tractor and the rear wheel chassis which are arranged to connect to a trailer bed in the form of a pallet. The pallet is constructed to sit upon the ground at a low height relati... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5040815 | Tractor-trailer connection for uneven terrain travel A gooseneck structure is coupled to a tractor via a spherical bearing which compensates for pitch, roll and yaw motions and is coupled to support brackets upon the trailer via a horizontal support beam positioned at the underside of the support brackets. ... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5013056 | Low load angle step deck trailer having shiftable undercarriage A trailer having a tiltable main deck and a shiftable undercarriage includes an undercarriage assembly having a deck support structure mounted thereon for supporting the deck. The deck support structure includes lifting arms for lifting the elongated deck... | 05/07/1991 |
