US 12,257,945 B2
Automatic wheel grid
Bradley S. Kresge, Hagerstown, MD (US); and Todd Werner, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Assigned to Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Filed by Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Filed on Nov. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/503,882.
Application 18/503,882 is a continuation of application No. 18/093,202, filed on Jan. 4, 2023, granted, now 11,845,375.
Application 18/093,202 is a continuation of application No. 17/852,937, filed on Jun. 29, 2022, granted, now 11,565,619.
Prior Publication US 2024/0067073 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60P 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC B60P 3/125 (2013.01) 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wheel grid comprising:
a crossbar configured to be coupled to a boom of a tow vehicle, the crossbar extending in a lateral direction from a central portion to a distal tip; and
an L-arm having a proximal end portion rotatably coupled to the crossbar, the L-arm being configured to rotate about a rotation axis between an engaged position and a stowed position, wherein:
as the L-arm rotates from the engaged position to the stowed position, the L-arm intersects with a line that extends parallel to the rotation axis and that passes through the distal tip of the crossbar; and
in the stowed position, the L-arm extends from the rotation axis toward the distal tip, and an entirety of the L-arm is positioned closer than the distal tip of the crossbar to the central portion of the crossbar in the lateral direction.