Patent ID: 6021861
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: B60G,B60K

Abstract:
A high clearance converter for a vehicle having front and rear wheel assemblies wheel assemblies including front wheel hubs, the converter comprising:a front frame component comprising a front transverse beam, a front longitudinal rail rigidly fixed to the front transverse beam and two upright front legs;two ground wheels mounted on the respective front legs;front vehicle mounts comprising brackets mounted on the front transverse beam and mountable directly on the front wheel hubs to secure the hubs immovably to the front transverse beam;a rear frame component comprising a rear transverse beam longitudinally spaced from the front transverse beam, a rear longitudinal rail rigidly fixed to the rear transverse beam and two upright rear legs;two ground wheels mounted on the respective rear legs;rear vehicle mounts for mounting the rear wheel assemblies of the vehicle on the rear frame component; andflexible couplings coupling the front and rear longitudinal rails to the rear and front transverse beams respectively for relative rolling movement of the transverse beams with respect to one another.