Patents Assigned to General Trailer Co.
  • Load distributor with articulated ground support
    Patent number: 4754986
    Abstract: An axle load-distributing apparatus includes an auxiliary frame having a load-distributing axle mounted thereon. The axle is supported by wheels which ultimately support a portion of the weight of a load carried on a load-carrying frame. An attachment device is provided for securing the frame to the load-carrying frame. An articulation device for providing articulation of the load-distributing axle relative to the load-carrying frame is provided as is a load distribution device which is operable to distribute a portion of the weight carried on the load-carrying frame to the load-distributing axle. The load distributing device is located intermediate of the attachment device and the articulation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1988
    Assignee: General Trailer Co.
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Schmidt
  • Load distributor with articulated ground support
    Patent number: 4705288
    Abstract: An axle load-distributing apparatus includes an auxiliary frame having a load-distributing axle mounted thereon. The axle is supported by wheels which ultimately support a portion of the weight of a load carried on a load-carrying frame. An attachment device is provided for securing the frame to the load-carrying frame. An articulation device for providing articulation of the load-distributing axle relative to the load-carrying frame is provided as is a load distribution device which is operable to distribute a portion of the weight carried on the load-carrying frame to the load-distributing axle. The load distributing device is located intermediate of the attachment device and the articulation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1987
    Assignee: General Trailer Co.
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Schmidt