Cambering vehicle with cable stabilizer and equalizer

US4088338A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• General Motors LLC · US

Inventors

• Frank J. Winchell · Ironwood, US
• Klaus Winkelmann · Uedem, DE
• Jerry R. Mrlik · Birmingham, US
• Richard E. Denzer · Bloomfield Hills, US
• Jerry K. Williams · Sterling Heights, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 9, 1977
• Grant date: May 9, 1978
• Expiry date: Feb 9, 1997

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62K15/006
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An articulated frame type cambering vehicle employing a cable stabilizer and equalizer which interconnects the trailing arms for controlled pivotal movement and includes means for locking the trailing arms together for vehicle parking in an upright position and for allowing the vehicle to be folded and maintained in a compact configuration so as to facilitate stowage thereof.