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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Bruno Independent Living Aids, Inc., Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Inventors:
Timothy G. Schwarz, Delafield, WI (US);
Adam C. Hooper, Iron Ridge, WI (US);
Mark D. Dees, Glendale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Bruno Independent Living Aids, Inc., Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/46 (2006.01); B60D 1/42 (2006.01); B60D 1/167 (2006.01); B60D 1/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/42 (2013.01); B60D 1/167 (2013.01); B60D 1/46 (2013.01); B60D 1/173 (2013.01);
Abstract
An articulated coupler permits vertical displacement of a towed vehicle relative to a towing vehicle while preventing lateral or horizontal displacement of the towed vehicle relative to the towing vehicle. Multiple linkage arms provide coupling for special configuration towed vehicles such as short wheel-mounted lifts that experience torsional forces due to the presence and absence of loads on the lift.