US PATENT SUBCLASS 280 / 441.2
.~.~.~ Detachable or shiftable gooseneck type


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280 /   HD   LAND VEHICLES

29  DF  WHEELED {21}
400  DF  .~ Articulated vehicle {30}
423.1  DF  .~.~ Semitrailer {7}
441.2.~.~.~ Detachable or shiftable gooseneck type


DEFINITION

Classification: 280/441.2

Detachable or shiftable gooseneck type:

(under subclass 423.1) Vehicles in which the trailer includes an inverted L or U shaped member the forward end of which carries an articulated connection at a higher elevation than the load body and in which the L or U shaped member may be disconnected, raised, or lowered from the trailer principally to enable the trailer to come closer to the ground for loading.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

425.2, for additional lifting means which guide and lift the gooseneck to attach it to the leading vehicle.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

414, Material or Article Handling,

481, for a self-loading vehicle with a lowerable trailer front end and where a ramp is claimed.