Patent · US Expired

Carrier with articulable bed

US6276890A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
18References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 28, 2000
Grant dateAug 21, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60P3/122
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An improved carrier which includes a hinged bed in order to decrease the load or approach angle on vehicle to be towed. The carrier also includes a lock which can hold the bed in a flat or planar position as a conventional straight deck, and a cable guide which directs the tow cable along the surface of the articulated bed to avoid contact with the vehicle to be towed.

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