A Powered Trailer Moving Device for moving a trailer when the trailer is not attached to a tow vehicle, particularly when moving the trailer into or out of restrictive parking spaces is disclosed. The powered trailer moving device comprises a motor, at least two drive wheels, a drive mechanism, and a control means. In a first preferred embodiment, the powered trailer moving device comprises a powered trailer dolly attached to the tongue of the trailer by means of a hitch ball and a stabilizing clamp. In further preferred embodiments, the powered trailer moving device comprises two drive wheels in tangential contact with the tread of two trailer tires so as to drive the trailer forward or backward, and to steer the trailer by selectively controlling the rotation or engagement of each of the drive wheels.
POWERED TRAILER MOVING DEVICE
DISPOSITIF DE DEPLACEMENT DE REMORQUE MOTORISE
20.08.2018
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B66F HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD , Hub-, Verhol- oder Schubvorrichtungen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen, z.B. Vorrichtungen mit unmittelbarer Krafteinwirkung auf die Last / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |