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Combination vehicle assembly

  • US 4,650,018 A
  • Filed: 03/15/1985
  • Issued: 03/17/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A combination recreational vehicle assembly comprising:

  • two vehicles of a different type, the vehicles comprisinga first, leading vehicle having a steering mechanism for maneuvering the assembly and a drivable axle mechanism for propelling the assembly;

    an independently drivable second vehicle trailing the first vehicle comprising a standard road vehicle having a motor, an axle mechanism for connecting the motor to the wheels of the second vehicle for providing power to the wheels of the vehicle, gear means for selectively disconnecting the motor from the axle mechanism to place the vehicle in neutral, and steering means for maneuvering the second vehicle when driven independently of the first vehicle;

    a releasable mechanical drive connection between the second vehicle motor and the first vehicle axle mechanism to provide power for driving the assembly, the drive connection comprising a drive pinion projecting from the second vehicle motor to the front of the second vehicle, a drive shaft projecting from the first vehicle axle mechanism to the rear of the first vehicle, and an articulated drive shaft for releasably connecting said pinion to said axle mechanism drive shaft so as to provide power from said second vehicle motor to said first vehicle axle mechanism, the articulated drive shaft having universal joints at each end and telescopic splined linkage means for releasably connecting each universal joint to the drive pinion and the drive shaft projecting from the rear of the first vehicle, respectively; and

    releasable mechanical towing means separate from said mechanical drive connection linking said first vehicle to said second vehicle for towing the trailing vehicle from the leading vehicle with its motor disconnected from its axle mechanism and driving the axle mechanism of the leading vehicle;

    said first vehicle further including control means for selectably controlling operation of the second vehicle motor from the first vehicle.

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