Abstract:
A camper jack for mounting on a camper body, the jack having an extensible leg projectable from a hollow jack housing and attached to the camper body along the length of the housing. A piston cooperating in a cylinder in the extensible leg extends the leg from the housing. A hydraulic fluid reservoir is formed in the extensible leg in an annular space surrounding the cylinder. A valve block is coextensive with the extensible leg at the foot of the leg and contains the valves and pumping piston for the jack. Valving in the valve block permits manual extension and retraction of the extensible leg. Grooves are provided in a novel needle valve allowing control of the rate of flow of the hydraulic fluid. Pumping motion is controlled by a pump handle receiver.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a semitrailer (1) comprising devices (6) for shifting a load, such as a container (9), to the support of the trailer (1) and away from the support thereof; as well as devices (3) for shifting the bogie (2) in the lengthwise direction of the trailer. According to the invention, the trailer (1) comprises devices (10; 12) for raising and lowering both the front end (1a) and rear end (1b) of the trailer. By employing the said devices, the front and rear ends of the trailer can be raised and lowered irrespective of each other in order to load and unload the trailer.
Abstract:
Lifting apparatus in which a hydraulic cylinder-piston unit is adjustably mounted on a vehicle or other object to be lifted by replaceable pins to facilitate rapid changes in position of the unit to accommodate varying distances between the object and the surface above which it is to be supported.
Abstract:
The frame of a load-bearing vehicle has two beams extending one on each side of the frame and pivotally mounted to the frame. Between each beam and the frame is an air bladder, or other cushion. At the end of each beam is a linkage carrying a tag axle, wheel and tire. A power actuator rotates the linkage to bring the wheel and tire into ground engaging position at the end of the beam, and a second power actuator pivots the beams upwardly to raise the wheel-and-tire set; or pivots the beam downwardly to lower the wheel-and-tire set into ground engagement. Fluid motor actuators for the linkages and the beams respectively, are remotely operable so that the extra flotation wheels and tag axle can be brought into ground engagement when additional ground support is desired for the weight borne by the vehicle frame; or, the extra flotation wheels and tires can be raised to an elevated transport position, also by remote operation of the fluid motor actuators associated with the beam and linkage respectively.