Enclosed boat trailer
AssigneeShield Boat Trailers, LLC
InventorsJames E. Pruss, Matthew J. Pruss
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Abstract
An illustrative embodiment of an enclosed boat trailer may be configured to allow loading of a boat in the water for the purpose of removing the boat from the water using the enclosed boat trailer to engage the boat for storage and/or transportation. An illustrative embodiment of an enclosed boat trailer may be comprised of a roller system positioned on the floor and a right and left rear arm adjacent a rear opening in the enclosed boat trailer. In an illustrative method of use, a boat operator may load and/or unload the boat into the water from the enclosed boat trailer without leaving the boat and without additional personnel.
Claims12
An enclosed boat trailer comprising:
- a) a floor having a centerline along a length of said enclosed boat trailer;
- b) a first wall extending upward from a first edge of said floor;
- c) a second wall extending upward from a second edge of said floor;
- d) a roof connecting an upper edge of said first wall with an upper edge of said second wall;
- e) a rear opening formed at a rear end of said floor, wherein said rear opening is formed from said floor, said first wall, said second wall, and said roof, and wherein said rear opening has a height and a width;
- f) a roller system attached to the floor, said roller system comprising:
- i. a first row having a first plurality of roller pairs positioned to a left side of a centerline of said floor, wherein said first plurality of roller pairs in said first row are pivotally engaged with a left roller mounting beam;
- and,
- ii. a second row having a first plurality of roller pairs positioned to a right side of said centerline of said floor, wherein said first plurality of roller pairs in said second row are pivotally engaged with a right roller mounting beam, wherein said first row and said second row are symmetrical with respect to said centerline of said floor;
- and,
- g) wherein said first row and said second row are spaced from said rear opening of said enclosed boat trailer by a first distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.