MOBILE CHASSIS GOOSENECK STRAIGHTENER

• Main Authors: Eicher, Todd Randall, Draxler, Thomas James, Moore, Steven Paul
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.07.2024
• Subjects: LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PUNCHING METAL; SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, ORMANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRAILERS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS ORPROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL

A mobile container chassis gooseneck straightener including a wheeled trailer. A frame structure of the straightener includes spaced top and bottom sections that receive a container chassis gooseneck. The frame structure includes a front end with a fixed column extending between the top and bottom sections. The frame structure includes a rear end comprising a removable link connecting the top and bottom sections. The removable link has a coupled state in which it rigidly secures the top and bottom sections and an uncoupled state in which the top and bottom sections are unsecured at the rear end. A hydraulic cylinder is supported by the frame structure and configured to exert vertical load on the container chassis gooseneck to be straightened within the frame structure. The frame structure is configured to bear the vertical load. A hydraulic power source is supported by the trailer and connected to power the hydraulic cylinder.