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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7823901 | Fold-up trailer A novel trailer for use in hauling loads behind a motor vehicle is disclosed, where the trailer is of the fold-up type and includes a slidable bed that can extend and retract, at least one winch with cable attached to the slidably bed for operation between a use pos... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7708299 | Frameless modular trailer A frameless modular trailer for towing behind a motor vehicle is provided. The trailer is made of slidably coupled extrusions for easy assembly. The front and side panels include a protrusion on the top surface. This protrusion allows for the stacking of additional ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7600772 | Apparatus for covering the track joint (track joint cover) between the rotary plate and the bellows of a connection between two hinge-linked vehicle sections The invention relates to an apparatus (12) for covering the track joint between the rotary plate (7) and the bellows of the connection (1) between two hinge-linked vehicle sections (3a, 3b), said bellows comprising tw... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7407170 | Wire short-nosed walking aid with seat and method A short-nosed wheeled walking aid has (a) a substantially horizontal base member having a front perimeter, a rear perimeter, a right perimeter and a left perimeter; (b) a front wheel assembly mounted to and supporting the base member adjacent the front perimeter, (c... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7316531 | Multi-use trailer with pivotable bunk hardware A trailer (100) is disclosed having a trailer bed (106) that may be a drop center type trailer and a frame structure extending, including a forward frame (120), rearward frame (122) and upper beam (124) therebetween. Pivotable bunk... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7229090 | ATV trailer apparatus A folding trailer is described, including a wheeled frame portion having a tongue secured thereto which extends forwardly for connection to the hitch of the an all-terrain vehicle (ATV). The tongue is enabled to pivot the folding trailer from a horizontal to a verti... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7197864 | Transport arrangement for an agricultural machine having a detachable front attachment An agricultural machine, such as a self-propelled harvester, includes an attachment that is removably mounted to the machine. A transport device is adapted to be removably mounted onto the attachment to support the attachment during road transport of the machine. A ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7178823 | Portable trailer A transport vehicle includes a bed formed in the rear end thereof. A base is seated on the bed and supports a load-bearing platform opposing the bed forming a storage space therebetween and an opening therebetween into the storage space at the rear end of the vehicl... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156403 | Motorcycle towing dolly for low trucks A motorcycle towing device (12) for flat bed tow trucks (6) and wheel lift tow trucks (8) has a front wheel support plate (44) having a front wheel lateral support member (48), and a rear wheel support plate (100) having rea... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7055848 | Folding trailer A foldable trailer that is attachable to a vehicle, particularly an ATV, for hauling a load. The trailer includes a hitch assembly for attachment to the vehicle, a first bed rotatably attached to the hitch assembly, and a second bed rotatably attached to the first b... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052033 | Trailer assembly A trailer assembly is provided that includes a bed subassembly having a plurality of sections movably coupled to one another for permitting movement between an extended configuration and a folded configuration. In an embodiment, in the folded configuration the plura... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040643 | Truck bed extension A truck bed extension which is concealed beneath a truck when not being used is disclosed. The truck bed extension comprises a frame and two wheel assemblies for permitting the extension to be pulled behind a truck. During non-use, an elongated member of the truck b... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7013822 | Towing system A towing device for towing watercraft comprising a plurality of arms wherein each of these arms has a first end and a second end. There is at least one stabilizing bar coupled to a first end of these arms, and a coupling connection at the second end of these arms wh... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6976432 | Road/rail vehicle with load-shifting device A railcar-moving vehicle comprises a modified semi-tractor, having a highway mode for operation on roadways, and a rail mode for operation on rails. The vehicle includes an elongate frame with selectively extendable high rail wheels for guiding the vehicle on rails,... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6955375 | Vertically stowable modular multi-purpose trailer A vertically stowable modular multi-purpose trailer is provided. The trailer includes a forward support section including a first tubular frame having a main body portion with a first upper platform and rear interface side, and forward trailer neck; a pair of caster... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6935656 | Combination hitch-mountable utility cart A receiver hitch-mountable utility cart has a support frame for supporting a payload, a hitch arm rigidly attached to the support frame, the hitch arm shaped to engage a receiver hitch bar of an over-the-road vehicle, a wheelbase assembly with wheels for transportin... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6902179 | Collapsible boat trailer system A trailer has parallel rearward rails and a pair of angled forward rails and a pair of angled intermediate rails. A pair of similarly configured hinge assemblies couple the forward rails and the intermediate rails. Each hinge assembly includes upwardly extending win... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6767025 | Folding trailer for off-ground storage on a towing vehicle A two-wheeled trailer which can transported, when empty, in a folded position with its wheels off of the ground. Particularly useful for hunters who want to get into the back country without having to pull a trailer, it can be rapidly deployed when needed to haul ga... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6378893 | Extendable trailer A manually removable tailgate for a trailer which is to be coupled to the trailer either in a wall-forming configuration or a bed extending configuration. The tailgate is coupled to the trailer bed by a plug-in-socket sliding arrangement with, upon remova... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6360166 | Apparatus and method for removing logs from a forestry site An apparatus and method for removing logs from a forestry site. The apparatus and method includes a primary mobile machine having means attached to a rearward portion thereof for holding a first end of a first log cluster. The apparatus and method also in... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6182990 | Folding trailer for a bicycle A stable lightweight cargo trailer for a bicycle with a demountable bicycle type wheel having a collapsible frame assembly, the trailer including an upper elongate frame member defining an upper limit of a cargo compartment and a lower frame member having... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5979926 | Motor vehicle trailer The present invention relates to a motor vehicle trailer, particularly for transporting two-wheeled vehicles, a drawbar of which is connected to a wheel axle by means of a lockable revolving joint or link joint. The revolving joint or link joint allows th... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5979921 | Folding bicycle trailer A folding bicycle trailer includes a body portion having a passenger-receiving area, axle mounts, tongue mounts, and canopy mounts. The body portion is a unitary, one-piece monocoque structure, with the mounts being integrally formed therewith. An axle me... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5904364 | Folding frame log trailer A folding frame trailer is provided which includes a rear frame assembly having a front portion and a rear portion, a neck frame assembly having a front portion, a rear portion, the rear portion pivotally coupled to the front portion of the rear frame ass... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5494309 | Self-loading piggyback-type trailer unit A trailer unit includes a front trailer section and a rear trailer section disposed in an aligned end-to-end relationship with a lift arm being pivotally connected at opposite ends thereof to the front and rear trailer sections. The rear trailer section i... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5482141 | Forklift truck A forklift truck has a chassis structure with at least two sections 11, 12 hinged together for pivotting between an open working configuration and a closed stowage configuration.... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5417539 | Transportation trailer for a modular home unit A trailer for lifting and transporting large loads is constructed of a pair of elongated side trusses, adjustably connected together at their ends by structural frames, and having a plurality of lifter frames rotatably and slidably mounted on the elongate... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5228712 | Collapsible motorcycle trailer A fully collapsible ramp trailer is disclosed which is provided with an adjustable axle for balancing the weight of a vehicle-towed motorcycle for optimum transport. In the assembled disposition, the ramp unfolds into three rigidly coupled sections with a... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5163698 | Log trailer load extension axle assembly A load extension axle assembly for extending the load distribution of a tractor-trailer includes a load transfer beam with a front end connected by a horizontal trunnion to the trailer chassis and a rear end carried on a tag axle to trail behind the trail... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5129779 | Camelback pallet trailer A tractor trailer is disclosed herein as including linkage structure for the tractor and the rear wheel chassis which are arranged to connect to a trailer bed in the form of a pallet. The pallet is constructed to sit upon the ground at a low height relati... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5110149 | Trailer system design for enhanced load-carrying capacity and maneuverability A trailer system 10 is disclosed that offers enhanced load carrying capacity and maneuverability. The system includes primary and auxiliary trailers 28 and 30. The primary trailer 28 includes a bed assembly 36 that pivots about a horizontal bar 50 securin... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5085448 | Stackable containers A stackable roll-off box comprises a generally rectangular bin having first and second opposing sides, first and second ends, and a bottom. Wheels are mounted to the bottom of the bin at the four corner regions thereof, the wheels being positioned for ena... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5040814 | Road transport unit with demountable body Demountable road transport unit characterized in that it consists of a motor vehicle (8) equipped with a coupling (5) and a demountable body (9), the coupling on the motor vehicle, situated towards the front, and the body comprising on the one hand, in fr... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5020814 | Collapsible bicycle trailer A collapsible bicycle trailer includes a rigid chassis frame, hinged side rails, a side rail locking bar, a hinged tongue, and quick release wheels. The chassis frame has a generally rectangular-shaped outer frame member, and inner frame members spaced in... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4946332 | Convertible boat and vehicle trailer A trailer capable of carrying a boat and vehicle in a dual load mode of operation wherein the boat is mounted rearwardly of the vehicle in an inclined position with the bow of the boat above portions of the vehicle being carried. The trailer is also conve... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4772038 | Expandable trailer Trailer of the type which can be widened out or retracted when required, made of a frame on which there is mounted a wheel assembly. The frame comprises a traction bar, a rear transverse member fixedly mounted at one end of the traction bar, a front tract... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4763914 | Folding motorcycle transport trailer A trailer is provided including an elongated longitudinally extending frame incorporating longitudinally aligned and extending front and rear frame sections pivotally secured together at adjacent ends for free relative angular displacement about a horizon... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4611962 | Container chassis bundling system A container chassis bundling system uses permanently affixed clamps 14, 14a, 40, 42, 42a, or 42b, for example, placed on a container chassis 10 to interconnect container chassis into an integral stack of chassis. Usually, chassis are interconnected with c... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4602399 | Bridge transporting and launching trailer and method A bridge carrying and launching trailer includes a tilt frame mounted to a trailer frame. The tilt frame includes a foot portion which rests upon the ground when launching a bridge. The trailer relies upon the weight of another vehicle to counter the mome... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4496166 | Translotor log trailer A device for transporting logs or the like in which a two-part, trailer is carried upon a truck bed for storage, then unloaded and assembled by a log loader provided at the rear of the truck bed. The first portion of the two-part trailer includes an axle ... | 01/29/1985 |
