A tail wheel transporter with an off-center single-beam chassis in a tricycle carriage coupled to a towing arm. The single beam chassis pivotably supports a lifting foot member of a four bar mechanism that is side mounted on the single-beam chassis. The lifting foot supports two studs, one fixed and
A tail wheel transporter with an off-center single-beam chassis in a tricycle carriage coupled to a towing arm. The single beam chassis pivotably supports a lifting foot member of a four bar mechanism that is side mounted on the single-beam chassis. The lifting foot supports two studs, one fixed and one adjustable, for engaging a tail wheel. The lifting arm is coupled to the four bar mechanism and is manually operated to lift the tail wheel off the ground. In the lifted position, the lifting arm is latched to the towing arm so that constant manual force to maintain lift is not required. The tail wheel is received on the studs between the front and rear axles and exerts force below the height of the rear axle, so no manual force is required to maintain balance during operation. A low-profile bifurcated front wheel allows use under low-hanging vehicle parts.
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1. A tail wheel transporter comprising: a. a tricycle carriage further comprising a main frame extending off-centered from a rear axle to a front caster attachment plate;b. a pivot bar pivotably mounted to a side of said main frame proximate a centerline orthogonal to said rear axle;c. a lifting foo
1. A tail wheel transporter comprising: a. a tricycle carriage further comprising a main frame extending off-centered from a rear axle to a front caster attachment plate;b. a pivot bar pivotably mounted to a side of said main frame proximate a centerline orthogonal to said rear axle;c. a lifting foot pivotably coupled to said pivot bar and extending horizontally, when in a quiescent state, from said pivot bar to a point behind said front caster attachment plate, wherein said main frame, said pivot bar, and said lifting foot are three bars of a four bar mechanism;d. a lifting arm extending from said pivot bar;e. a towing arm extending from said main frame; andf. a latch operable to releasably couple said lifting arm to said towing arm when said lifting arm is in a lifted position. 2. The tail wheel transporter of claim 1, further comprising a biasing mechanism operable to bias said lifting foot toward a non-lifted position. 3. The tail wheel transporter of claim 1, further comprising a fourth bar of said four bar mechanism pivotably coupled on first and second ends to said main frame and said lifting foot, respectively. 4. The tail wheel transporter of claim 1, wherein said lifting foot further comprises a first stud extending sideways from said lifting foot across said centerline. 5. The tail wheel transporter of claim 4, wherein said first stud further comprises an axle for one pivotable coupling of said four bar mechanism. 6. The tail wheel transporter of claim 5, where the lifting foot further comprises a second stud extending sideways from said lifting foot across said centerline and having an adjustable position on said lifting foot. 7. The tail wheel transporter of claim 6, wherein said adjustable position comprises a slider mechanism operable to adjust the position of said second stud at various positions along a slot of said slider mechanism. 8. The tail wheel transporter of claim 7, wherein said slider mechanism comprises: a. said slot along at least a portion of a centerline-proximal side of said lifting foot;b. an axial channel within said lifting foot;c. a slider block operable to slide within said axial channel, wherein said slider block comprises: i. a first threaded bore alignable to said slot and operable to receive a threaded end of said second stud; andii. a second threaded bore alignable to said slot and operable to receive a set screw. 9. The tail wheel transporter of claim 6, wherein said tail wheel transporter is configured to receive the force of a wheel to be transported on said first and second studs of said lifting foot at a vertical position below said rear axle when said lifting foot is in a lifted position. 10. The tail wheel transporter of claim 1, wherein said four bar mechanism comprises a parallelogram configuration. 11. The tail wheel transporter of claim 1, wherein said carriage comprises a bifurcated front wheel. 12. The tail wheel transporter of claim 1, wherein said lifting arm comprises first and second releasable and re-connectable sections. 13. The tail wheel transporter of claim 12, wherein said towing arm comprises first and second releasable and re-connectable sections. 14. The tail wheel transporter of claim 1, wherein said four bar mechanism further comprises a fourth bar pivotably coupled at a first end to said main frame and pivotably coupled at a second end to a front end of said lifting foot. 15. A tail wheel transporter comprising: a. a carriage further comprising a main frame extending off-centered from a rear axle to a front caster attachment plate and a bifurcated front wheel;b. a pivot bar pivotably mounted to a side of said main frame proximate a centerline orthogonal to said rear axle;c. a lifting foot pivotably coupled to said pivot bar and extending horizontally, when in a quiescent state, from said pivot bar to a point behind said front caster attachment plate, wherein said main frame, said lifting foot, and said pivot bar comprise three bars of a four bar mechanism;d. a lifting arm extending from said pivot bar;e. a towing arm extending from said main frame;f. a latch operable to releasably couple said lifting arm to said towing arm when said lifting arm is in a lifted position;g. said lifting foot comprising a first stud extending sideways across said centerline from said lifting foot;h. said lifting foot comprising a second stud extending sideways from said lifting foot across said centerline and having an adjustable position on said lifting foot; andi. wherein said tail wheel transporter is configured to receive the force of a wheel to be transported on said first and second studs of said lifting foot at a vertical position below said rear axle when said lifting foot is in a lifted position. 16. The tail wheel transporter of claim 15, wherein said adjustable position comprises at least one of: a. a plurality of threaded bores in said lifting foot, wherein each bore of said plurality of threaded bores is operable to receive a threaded end of said second stud; andb. a slider mechanism operable to adjust the position of said second stud at various positions along a slot of said slider mechanism. 17. The tail wheel transporter of claim 16, wherein said slider mechanism comprises: a. said slot along at least a portion of a centerline-proximal side of said lifting foot;b. an axial channel within said lifting foot;c. a slider block operable to slide within said axial channel, wherein said slider block comprises: i. a first threaded bore alignable to said slot and operable to receive a threaded end of said second stud; andii. a second threaded bore alignable to said slot and operable to receive a set screw. 18. A tail wheel transporter comprising: a. a tricycle carriage further comprising a main frame extending off-centered from a rear axle to a front caster attachment plate;b. a pivot bar pivotably mounted to a side of said main frame proximate a centerline orthogonal to said rear axle;c. a lifting foot pivotably coupled to said pivot bar as two bars of a four-bar mechanism;d. a biasing mechanism operable to bias said lifting foot toward a non-lifted position;e. a lifting arm extending from said pivot bar;f. a towing arm extending from said main frame;g. a latch operable to releasably couple said lifting arm to said towing arm when said lifting arm is in a lifted position;h. wherein said lifting foot comprises a first stud extending sideways from said lifting foot across said centerline;i. wherein said lifting foot further comprises a second stud extending sideways from said lifting foot across said centerline and having an adjustable position on said lifting foot; andj. wherein said tail wheel transporter is configured to receive the force of a wheel to be transported on said lifting foot at a vertical position below said rear axle when said lifting foot is in a lifted position. 19. The tail wheel transporter of claim 18, wherein said adjustable position comprises at least one of: a. a plurality of threaded bores in said lifting foot, wherein each bore of said plurality of threaded bores is operable to receive a threaded end of said second stud; andb. a slider mechanism operable to adjust the position of said second stud at various positions along a slot of said slider mechanism;c. wherein said slider mechanism comprises: i. said slot along at least a portion of a centerline-proximal side of said lifting foot;ii. an axial channel within said lifting foot;iii. a slider block operable to slide within said axial channel, wherein said slider block comprises: 1. a first threaded bore alignable to said slot and operable to receive a threaded end of said second stud; and2. a second threaded bore alignable to said slot and operable to receive a set screw. 20. The tail wheel transporter of claim 18, wherein said carriage comprises a bifurcated front wheel.
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