IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0500030
(1995-07-11)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Ranes Paul S. (1307 SW. 160th Seattle WA 98166)
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
18 인용 특허 :
10 |
초록
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An apparatus for towing motorcycles behind a vehicle. The apparatus includes a frame with a front stop plate, a bottom plate, first and second guide members extending downwardly from the left and right sides of the front stop plate to the respective sides of the bottom plate, and an attachment bar o
An apparatus for towing motorcycles behind a vehicle. The apparatus includes a frame with a front stop plate, a bottom plate, first and second guide members extending downwardly from the left and right sides of the front stop plate to the respective sides of the bottom plate, and an attachment bar on the forward side of the front stop plate. The attachment bar is preferably in the form of an insert to a tubular type trailer hitch mount and is adapted to be fixedly secured therein. An adjustable wheel clamp with first and second prongs extends rearwardly from the front stop. The wheel clamp is adjustable from a first width W1 between the first and second prongs to a second width W2 between such prongs, to accommodate wheels of different width. The prongs further include a plurality of slots which are adapted for passage therethrough of releasably securable fasteners therethough, so that wheels of different widths may be firmly secured for towing. Also, a footplate is secured to the bottomplate and is adjustable rearwardly and forwardly in order to securely accommodate motorcycle wheels of different diameters.
대표청구항
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An apparatus for towing a machine having a single front spoked wheel at the rear of a towing vehicle, said towing vehicle having a rearwardly mounted tubular hitch receiver, said apparatus comprising: (a) a frame, said frame comprising (i) a front stop plate, said front stop plate comprising a top,
An apparatus for towing a machine having a single front spoked wheel at the rear of a towing vehicle, said towing vehicle having a rearwardly mounted tubular hitch receiver, said apparatus comprising: (a) a frame, said frame comprising (i) a front stop plate, said front stop plate comprising a top, a bottom portion, a right end portion, a left end portion, and a forward side portion, (ii) a bottom plate, said bottom plate comprising a forward portion, a right side portion, and a left side portion, and wherein said forward portion of said bottom plate is joined to said bottom portion of said front stop plate, (iii) a first guide member, said first guide member rigidly affixed to said right end portion and extending therefrom and rigidly joining with said right side portion, and (iv) a second guide member, said second guide member rigidly affixed to said left end portion and extending therefrom and rigidly joining with said left side portion, (v) said front stop plate and said bottom plate rigidly joined at an angle alpha, wherein said angle alpha is approximately ninety degrees (90°); (b) an attachment bar, said attachment bar affixed to and extending forward from said frame, said attachment bar comprising a tubular hitching bar, said attachment bar adapted to be rigidly affixed to and slidably inserted into said hitch receiver in said towing vehicle and to be fixedly but releaseably secured thereto; and (c) a wheel clamp, said wheel clamp comprising a first and a second prong, said first and second prongs comprising a flat, substantially parallel, opposing tire engaging surfaces, said first and said second prongs affixed to and extending rearwardly from said front stop plate; (d) a footplate, said footplate affixed to said bottom plate and extending rearwardly therefrom, said footplate having an upwardly directed surface adapted to fit in a close abutting relationship against a wheel of a machine being towed when the wheel is positioned against said front stop plate.
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