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Truck trailer steering apparatus

  • US 5,213,353 A
  • Filed: 12/16/1991
  • Issued: 05/25/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A truck trailer steering apparatus mounted to a trailer assembly, wherein the trailer assembly includes a trailer floor, the trailer floor defined by parallel side edges, anda mounting plate fixedly secured to the floor, wherein the mounting plate includes a mounting plate central hub and a mounting plate first wing colinearly aligned with a mounting plate second wing, wherein the first wing and the second wing are mounted on diametrically opposed sides of the central hub, and the first wing and the second wing are orthogonally oriented relative to the parallel side edges of the trailer floor, anda pivot plate including a pivot plate central hub, the pivot plate central hub coaxially aligned relative to the mounting plate central hub, including a pivot axle coaxially directed through the pivot plate central hub and the mounting plate central hub to permit pivotment of the pivot plate central hub relative to the mounting plate central hub, anda pivot plate first wing and a pivot plate second wing fixedly mounted to the pivot plate central hub on diametrically opposed sides of the pivot plate central hub, and the pivot plate first wing and the pivot plate second wing are colinearly aligned relative to one another, anda rear housing mounted to a bottom surface of the pivot plate central hub below the mounting plate, wherein the rear housing includes wheel members rotatably mounted to the rear housing, anddrive means for rotating the pivot plate relative to the mounting plate.

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