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2. Fifth-wheel coupling - Wikipedia

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   After all, the purpose of the fifth wheel is to link the tractor and the trailer; indeed, trailers existed before Charles H. Martin introduced the Martin Rocking Fifth Wheel in 1915. At the time, the fifth wheel literally was a wheel that moved with the trailer—unlike today’s technology that secures a kingpin.

3. Fifth wheel (Brooks Walker) - Wikipedia

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   In the 1930s, Walker invented a device which added a fifth wheel to cars to aid parallel parking. The extra wheel was mounted on the rear of the vehicle, at right angles to the rest of the wheels. When in use, the fifth wheel lifted the back of the car off its normal rear wheels, allowing the rear of the car to swing laterally. [2] [3]

4. Gooseneck (fixture) - Wikipedia

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   A gooseneck is a semi-rigid, flexible joining element made from a coiled metal hose. Similar to its natural counterpart , it can be bent in almost any direction and remain in that position. [ 1 ] Areas of application for goosenecks are movable brackets for lights , magnifying glasses , microphones and other devices. [ 2 ]

5. Lowboy (trailer) - Wikipedia

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   A lowboy (low-loader in British English, low-bed in western Canada and South Africa or float in Australia and eastern Canada) is a semi-trailer with two drops in deck height: one right after the gooseneck and one right before the wheels. This allows the deck to be extremely low compared with other trailers.