B62D63/08

Trailer Tandem Pin Device
20230121386 · 2023-04-20 ·

The present invention relates to a trailer tandem pin device primarily comprised of at least one vertical member that is fixedly or removably attached to at least one horizontal member. The horizontal member is attached perpendicular to the vertical member, wherein the horizontal member has at least one notch that engages the inner surface of a rail hole of a trailer tandem. The notch prevents the device from falling out of the rail hole, thereby securing the tandem.

Trailer Tandem Pin Device
20230121386 · 2023-04-20 ·

The present invention relates to a trailer tandem pin device primarily comprised of at least one vertical member that is fixedly or removably attached to at least one horizontal member. The horizontal member is attached perpendicular to the vertical member, wherein the horizontal member has at least one notch that engages the inner surface of a rail hole of a trailer tandem. The notch prevents the device from falling out of the rail hole, thereby securing the tandem.

System and method for waste removal with an extended slope container
11628760 · 2023-04-18 ·

A waste removal system with a trailer for the storage of materials such as waste or rubble, wherein the trailer has a front wall, a rear wall, and plurality of side walls with an extended slope on at least one of the walls to increase the volume capacity therein. The trailer may additionally contain a slanted access door or ramp which alternatively raises and lowers, allowing for ease of ingress and egress of the trailer volume. The waste removal system may additionally include a transport vehicle with a grappler mounted at a distal end of a boom, wherein the grappler grasps waste and deposits the waste into the previously-mentioned trailer for transport to and from a desired location.

Adjustable Weight Distribution Hitch System
20230158844 · 2023-05-25 · ·

A weight distribution hitch system used with a hitch on a vehicle and a trailer, the system comprising: a jack with a foot and a motor configured to raise and lower a front portion of the trailer; a moment bar with a forward end attached to the hitch so as to pivot about a generally vertical axis, and a rearward portion, the moment bar configured to exert a forward moment on the vehicle in response to an upward force on the rearward portion; an engagement member configured to increase the upward force on the rearward portion of the moment bar upon movement of the jack in one vertical direction and to decrease the upward force upon movement of the jack in an opposite vertical direction; a sensor configured to determine at least one of current and voltage across the motor, to thereby infer the upward force on the rearward portion; and a switch configured to turn the motor on or off depending on the inferred upward force is disclosed.

TRAILER JACK AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS EMPLOYING A SPHERICAL LOAD-BEARING TRANSPORT BALL, AND SPORT, RECREATIONAL AND UTILITY TRAILER SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYNG THE SAME

A trailer jack and transport system providing improved rolling and steerable motion to sport, recreational and utility trailers, when operating on diverse kinds of ground surfaces, including pavement, dirt, sand, and mud, without use of caster-style wheels. The trailer jack and transport system employs a spherical load-bearing transport ball supported within a frame assembly and configured to allow the spherical wheel to freely rotate in any orientation, on ground surfaces of a diverse nature during system operation.

TRAILER JACK AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS EMPLOYING A SPHERICAL LOAD-BEARING TRANSPORT BALL, AND SPORT, RECREATIONAL AND UTILITY TRAILER SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYNG THE SAME

A trailer jack and transport system providing improved rolling and steerable motion to sport, recreational and utility trailers, when operating on diverse kinds of ground surfaces, including pavement, dirt, sand, and mud, without use of caster-style wheels. The trailer jack and transport system employs a spherical load-bearing transport ball supported within a frame assembly and configured to allow the spherical wheel to freely rotate in any orientation, on ground surfaces of a diverse nature during system operation.

UTILITY CART AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM
20230159120 · 2023-05-25 · ·

In some implementations, a utility cart includes (a) a cargo hold having a cargo bed; (b) an assembly having a wheel arm having a first catch, a handle arm having a second catch, and a wheel; the wheel arm and handle arm coupled together at an angle and adjacent a pivot point; the wheel rotatably coupled to a distal end of the wheel arm; (c) a locking mechanism and a spring member, the locking mechanism having a first locking pin and a second locking pin; and (d) a plurality of bearing wheels disposed below a bottom surface of the cargo bed.

UTILITY CART AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM
20230159120 · 2023-05-25 · ·

In some implementations, a utility cart includes (a) a cargo hold having a cargo bed; (b) an assembly having a wheel arm having a first catch, a handle arm having a second catch, and a wheel; the wheel arm and handle arm coupled together at an angle and adjacent a pivot point; the wheel rotatably coupled to a distal end of the wheel arm; (c) a locking mechanism and a spring member, the locking mechanism having a first locking pin and a second locking pin; and (d) a plurality of bearing wheels disposed below a bottom surface of the cargo bed.

Hitches and connections for automated guided vehicle

This disclosure relates to systems and methods of towing, hitching, and connecting devices. In particular, this disclosure relates to tow devices, hitches, and connections for towing item containers behind vehicles, both autonomous and manually guided.

Adjustable weight distribution hitch system
11623484 · 2023-04-11 · ·

A weight distribution hitch system used with a hitch on a vehicle and a trailer, the system comprising a jack with a foot and a motor configured to raise and lower a front portion of the trailer; a moment bar with a forward end attached to the hitch so as to pivot about a generally vertical axis, and a rearward portion, the moment bar configured to exert a forward moment on the vehicle in response to an upward force on the rearward portion; an engagement member configured to increase the upward force on the rearward portion of the moment bar upon movement of the jack in one vertical direction and to decrease the upward force upon movement of the jack in an opposite vertical direction; a sensor configured to determine at least one of current and voltage across the motor, to thereby infer the upward force on the rearward portion; and a switch configured to turn the motor on or off depending on the inferred upward force is disclosed.