COMBINATION TRUCK WHEEL UNLATCHING HOOK AND PETCOCK RELEASE DEVICE

• US 3,644,951 A
• Filed: 02/26/1970
• Issued: 02/29/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Donald A. Colburn
• Original Assignee: Donald A. Colburn
• Inventors: Colburn, Donald A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Condon, Theron E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Parker, Jr., Roscoe V.
• Application Number:
  US05/885,625
• Time in Patent Office: 733 Days
• Field of Search: 7/1G,1R 81/177A,3 294/24,19,26 16/115,124 287/58,58CT
• US Class Current: 7/170
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 27/0035 for motor-vehicles wrenches for mounting or dismounting wheels B60B29/003
• CPC Class Codes: B25F 1/00 Combination or multi-purpose hand tools associations of tools for different working operations with one portable power-drive means B25F3/00; combined stapling and punching tools B25C5/0214
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 53/08 Fifth wheel traction couplings tractors for handling trailers in terminals B62D49/007

Abstract

An extension rod device for unlatching and pulling the lever on a trailer truck'"'"''"'"'s fifth wheel without getting the user'"'"''"'"'s clothes dirty. This device also includes a slotted end for engaging the air tank petcock in order to release therefrom.

Claims

1. A combination device for unlatching a trailer truck'"'"''"'"'s fifth wheel and bleeding air from the tank of said vehicle, comprising an elongated handle portion, an elongated rod having a hooked end carried by said handle portIon providing extension means for said device for engaging and unlatching the fifth wheel of said vehicle, said rod being formed with a ring portion at the other end for mounting said rod on said handle portion, said handle portion being formed with an elongated slot parallel with the longitudinal axis thereof and providing guide means for said rod received within said slot, sleeve means secured fixedly to one end of the handle portion providing guide means and stop means for said rod whereby said ring portion abutts said sleeve when said rod is extended to its full length, and means carried by the other end of said handle portion for engaging the petcock of the air tank in order to bleed it.

2. The combination according to claim 1, wherein the means on the other end of the handle portion comprises a diametrical slot for engaging the petcock and a sleeve surrounding the handle portion other end for providing rigidity to the same.