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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
John M McNeill, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280402 ; 414563 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for being attached to the fifth-wheel mechanism of towing tractor for towing a disabled tractor-trailer. An arm is pivotally mounted on a body for movement between one or more raised positions and a lowered position. The body is attached to the towing tractor. A coupling mechanism is provided to attach the front of the disabled tractor-trailer to the arm. A lifting mechanism is provided to move the arm between the raised and lowered positions.