CAGE DE SECURITE POUR ROUES DE CAMION

TRANSPORT WHEEL SAFETY CAGE

Abrégé anglais

Asteel frame or cage for the purpose of preventing transport
truck wheels from leaving the vehicle accidently. The frame
is intended to be mounted to the frame of the truck or the
van body mounted on the frame. The device would be equipped
with an electronic sensor to send a signal to the driver
of an impending loose wheel or tire.

Revendications

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THIS INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY ORPRIVELEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS.
A STEEL FRAME OR CAGE MOUNTED ON THE VEHICLE IN A MANNER
AS TO SEND A SIGNAL TO THE OPERATOR IN THE EVENT OF A DEFECTIVE
WHEEL ASSEMBLY, BEING THE FIRST KNOWN DEVICE OF THIS NATURE
IT CANNOT BE COMPARED AS EQUAL OR BETTER TO OTHER DEVICES.

Description

The device relates to a safety cage to prevent wheels from
accidently dismounting the vehicle.
There is no warning device of this nature to warn a driver of
a problem with his rig. It is becoming apparent that such
a device be made available to the industry. This device would
add asafety factor which would prevent serious accidents and
death on the highways.
The device comprises of a cage (1) constructed of a steel frame
which would be attached to the truck by mounting brackets
(2) . The cage has a heavy bar or cable under spring tension (3)
midway across the outside of the tires (4) which is
connected to an electronic sensor (5) relayed to a reciever
(6) mounted in the truck cab. Should a wheel or tire be~ome
loose it would put pressure on bar (3) which in turn would
make contact with sensor (5) sending the warning to reciever
(6) mounted in cab.
The above is a discription of the embodiments of the invention
as illustrated in Fig. 1 shows a full side view of the truck.
The following is an illustration of the embodiments of the
invention as seen from a rear view of a transpo-rt as
Fig. 2.
The illustration shows a rear view of a truck showing both
single and dual wheels (3) . The cage (1) in a exploded
view before mounting and a mounted view. The sensor bar (3)¦
is mounted midway on the outside of a wheel assembly which
would be activated should wheels (4) become loosened and
put pressure on bar (3). this in turn would send a signal
reciever (6) mounted in truck cab.
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