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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:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Esler C Walker, Jr, Carrollton, GA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P / ; B66F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414476 ; 414471 ; 414482 ; 280 64 ;
Abstract
A tow trailer assembly for towing a single pallet of material behind an automobile or truck and having a substantially rigid fork frame with apparatus for connecting the trailer to the towing vehicle at one end and forks for engaging and lifting the pallet at the other end. A wheel support frame is pivotally connected to the fork frame and a hydraulic lifting cylinder is provided for moving the wheels downward relative to the fork frame to raise the fork frame into a towing position with the load substantially centered over the trailer's wheels.