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Greensmower trailer

US6464436B1 · kind B1 · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 16, 2000
Grant dateOct 15, 2002
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D63/061
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A trailer for transporting a greensmower over a golf course. A deck of the trailer supports the greensmower, and a universal coupler of the trailer secures the greensmower to the deck. When the greensmower is secured to the deck, a rear driver roller of the greensmower abuts the deck, and a cutting reel drive, a bed knife, a front roller, and a grass conditioning roller of the greensmower suspend above the deck. A pair of wheels are rotatably coupled to the deck, and a pair of bumpers extend from the deck to deflect objects away from the wheels and associated wheel axles. A ramp support slidably adjoins a ramp to the deck, and the ramp is movable along the ramp support between a retracted position and an extended position. A ramp prop is adjoined to the deck to uphold a portion of the ramp adjacent the deck when the ramp is in the extended position. The universal coupler includes a latch assembly adjoined to the deck and a plurality of braces. Each brace is securable within one or more expandable slots of the latch assembly. Each brace is constructed to be adjoined to a specific set of one or more models of greensmowers. Optionally, axle supports can bc adjoined to the deck to shie…

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