@cheddar: Wait we need this invention to come back😭 In the 1930s, Brooks Walker, an American inventor who 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. Walker was granted a patent for his device, described as a "vehicle lifting and traversing device", in 1935. He demonstrated the device, which was featured in LIFE magazine. He was unable to sell his invention to the automotive industry. Walker continued to attempt to market his device into the 1970s. #cars #automobile #invention

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