Trailer with loading and unloading system
AssigneeModology Design Group
InventorMark D. Hall
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Abstract
A trailer configured to transport a load includes a bed including an upper surface configured to support the load, a first rotation pin configured to move along a slot in the bed, a second rotation pin coupled to the bed, and a winch assembly positioned in the slot and coupled to the first rotation pin by a first rope. The winch assembly is configured to pull the first rotation pin toward the second rotation pin.
Claims19
A trailer configured to transport a load, the trailer comprising:
- a bed comprising an upper surface configured to support the load;
- a first rotation pin configured to move along a slot in the bed;
- a second rotation pin coupled to the bed;
- and
- a rotation mechanism positioned in the slot and coupled to the first rotation pin by a first rope, the rotation mechanism configured to pull the first rotation pin toward the second rotation pin,
- wherein the first rotation pin extends out of the slot above the bed, and
- wherein a portion of the first rotation pin extending above the bed comprises a bearing having an axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of the bed.
A trailer configured to transport a load, the trailer comprising:
- a bed comprising an upper surface configured to support the load;
- a first rotation pin configured to move along a slot in the bed;
- a second rotation pin coupled to the bed;
- and
- a rotation mechanism positioned in the slot and coupled to the first rotation pin by a first rope, the rotation mechanism configured to pull the first rotation pin toward the second rotation pin,
- wherein the second rotation pin is configured to move along the slot in the bed, and
- wherein the rotation mechanism is coupled to the second rotation pin by a second rope and configured to pull the first rotation pin and the second rotation pin toward each other simultaneously.
A trailer configured to transport a load, the trailer comprising:
- a bed comprising an upper surface configured to support the load;
- a first rotation pin configured to move along a slot in the bed;
- a second rotation pin coupled to the bed;
- and
- a rotation mechanism positioned in the slot and coupled to the first rotation pin by a first rope, the rotation mechanism configured to pull the first rotation pin toward the second rotation pin, further comprising a first pulley positioned in the slot proximate a first end of the slot and a third rope coupling the rotation mechanism to the first rotation pin through the first pulley, wherein the rotation mechanism is configured to be operated in reverse to pull the third rope through the first pulley to pull the first rotation pin away from the second rotation pin.
A trailer configured to transport a load, the trailer comprising:
- a bed comprising an upper surface configured to support the load;
- a first rotation pin configured to move along a slot in the bed;
- a second rotation pin coupled to the bed;
- a rotation mechanism positioned in the slot and coupled to the first rotation pin by a first rope, the rotation mechanism configured to pull the first rotation pin toward the second rotation pin;
- and
- a second rotation mechanism coupled to a side of the bed.
A method of repositioning a load on a trailer comprising a bed, a first rotation pin extending from and configured to move along a slot in the bed and coupled to a first rotation mechanism, a second rotation pin extending from the bed, and a second rotation mechanism coupled to a side of the bed, the method comprising:
- coupling a first portion of the load to the first rotation pin;
- coupling a second portion of the load to the second rotation pin;
- and
- operating the rotation mechanism to pull the first rotation pin toward the second rotation pin.
A trailer configured to transport a load, the trailer comprising:
- a bed comprising an upper surface configured to support the load,
- a slot extending along the bed;
- a first pin configured to move along the slot;
- a second pin configured to move along the slot;
- and
- a rotation mechanism positioned in the slot, the rotation mechanism coupled to the first pin by a first rope and to the second pin by a second rope such that rotation of the rotation mechanism in a first direction is configured to cause the first pin and the second pin to move toward each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.