Patents Assigned to Comet Trailer Corp.
  • Rear wheel suspension system for straddle carriers
    Patent number: 4811972
    Abstract: A rear wheel suspension system for straddle carriers wherein a pair of axle mount plates are positioned on each side of the rear end of the carrier frame and each being swingably mounted on a transverse axis trunnion secured to a depending box beam on the straddle carrier frame. Rear wheel axle assemblies for pairs of tandem rear wheels are carried by the medial portions of the axle mount plates. Air springs and shock absorbers are interconnected bewteen the axle mount plates and the carrier frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1989
    Assignee: Comet Trailer Corp.
    Inventor: James G. Wiley, Jr.