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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:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2012
Applicant:
Swanson Industries, Inc., Morgantown, WV (US);
Inventor:
Thomas L. Hutchinson, Fairmont, WV (US);
Assignee:
Swanson Industries, Inc., Morgantown, WV (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
System, apparatuses, and methods for supporting a trailer on a rail. The systems, apparatuses, and methods include a trailer for a rail. The trailer includes a first wheel to be supported by a first horizontal rolling surface of the rail, a wheel bracket attached to the first wheel by a first axle, and a trailer body attached to the wheel bracket, the trailer body having a hitch at a first end and having a coupler to receive the hitch of a second trailer at a second end.