Patent ID: 8733779

Claim:
A mounting for a jockey wheel assembly, the mounting including: a first member for attachment to a towed vehicle; a second member for connection to a jockey wheel assembly, the second member mounted to the first member for movement between first and second positions; at least one locking mechanism including a locking member movable between a first operative position in which it engages one or both of the first and second members and prevents movement of the second member relative to the first member and a second operative position in which it is disengaged from at least one or both of the first and second members and does not prevent movement of the second member relative to the first member, and a release handle connected to the at least one locking member for moving the at least one locking member from the first position to the second position along a generally linear path between the first and second operative positions, wherein the release handle is connected to the locking member at a first location and has a contact portion remote from the first location, the contact portion for engagement with a bearing surface, said engagement allowing the handle to be rotated relative to the locking member about the first location whilst the contact portion slides relative to the bearing surface, wherein the release handle includes a restraining portion that limits movement of the contact portion of the release handle along the direction of movement of the locking member and wherein the restraining portion includes an extension or slot that engages a corresponding slot or extension on another part of the mounting.