PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15919607
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["280", "402000"]

Abstract:
A method for reverse maneuvering a flat-towed dinghy attached to a towing vehicle. A carrier includes a platform, two caster wheels, and a drag mechanism. The drag mechanism is configured to present greater resistance to lateral movement than the two caster wheels. When the front tires of a flat-towed dinghy are loaded onto a pair of carriers, the dinghy is maneuvered in reverse without the dinghy front wheels reverting to the maximum turn that is normally caused by the dinghy front wheel steering caster angle. The dinghy rolls onto the carrier when the flat-towed dinghy is moved in the backward direction. A chock or stop device prevents the front tire from rolling off the platform when the flat-towed dinghy is moving in the backward direction. The dinghy rolls off the carrier when the dinghy is moved in the forward direction.

Claim (Index 16):
A method for backing up a flat-towed dinghy with a towing vehicle on a driving surface, said method comprising:\n (a) placing an elongated first carrier on the driving surface such that the first carrier is resting upon a first support of the first carrier and a second support of the first carrier, said first and second supports are on opposing ends of the first carrier, (b) placing an elongated second carrier on the driving surface such that the second carrier is resting upon a third support of the second carrier and a fourth support of the second carrier, said third and fourth supports are on opposing ends of the second carrier, (c) orienting the first carrier behind a first front wheel of the dinghy such that the second support is immediately adjacent the first front wheel, wherein the second support has a greater resistance to movement along the driving surface than the first support; (d) orienting the second carrier behind a second front wheel of the dinghy such that the fourth support is immediately adjacent the second front wheel, wherein the fourth support has a greater resistance to movement along the driving surface than the third support; (e) backing up the towing vehicle such that the dinghy first front tire rolls up onto the first carrier until its rolling is stopped by a first carrier chock, and the second dinghy front tire rolls up onto the second carrier until its rolling is stopped by a second carrier chock; (f) driving the towing vehicle in reverse such that rear wheels of the dinghy roll backwards on the driving surface, the dinghy first front wheel is carried backwards by the first carrier, and the dinghy second front wheel is carried backwards by the second carrier.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 47.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.11268
- Patent Class: 280.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14804436', '12201613', '13889256', '11827967', '13304102']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7863657772818303
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5765351881730428
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7653827183709516
- Mean Citation Score: 263.51302200000003
- Max Citation Score: 508.63876
- Similarity Product: 360.70630856110574

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test