Ground engaging brake for heavy vehicles

Details Ground engaging brake for heavy vehicles Ground engaging brake for heavy vehicles

B - Operations, Transporting

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T

188/117

B60T 1/14 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1104072

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A brake for preventing heavy vehicles from sliding downhill in the backward direction on a slippery surface is disclosed. The brake comprises at least one ground-engaging member pivotally mounted on the frame of the vehicle and adapted to engage the ground, and means for pivoting such a ground-engaging member into engagement with the slippery surface, whereby, upon backward movement of the vehicle, the ground-engaging member will be positively driven into the ground by the weight of the vehicle to stop the backward movement of the vehicle. The outer ground-engaging end of the member is wedge- shape and defined a flat and surface which is upwardly inclined towards the rear of the vehicle when the ground-engaging member is in operative position.

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