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US 2003/0154901 A1Published application
Floating collapsible utility trailer
OwnerVita Carterinventor
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Abstract
This invention describes a float able, collapsible utility trailer which can be filled with gear and towed behind a boat or, alternatively, pulled behind a person on dry land. The unit is collapsible for easy carrying and storage and comes with a carrying handle.
Claims11
A floating collapsible utility trailer, comprising:
- a) a bow, said bow being essentially triangular in shape and being located in the front of the floating collapsible utility trailer, a stern, said stern being located in the rear portion of the floating collapsible utility trailer, said bow and said stern each being attached to a port side and a starboard side, a bottom, said bottom attaching to said bow, said stern, said port side and said starboard side, a top portion, said top portion attaching to said bow, said stern, said port side and said starboard side, said top portion defining an internal watertight cavity therein;
- b) means to remove a top protective flap from said top portion creating access to said watertight cavity;
- c) means for flotation of the floating collapsible utility trailer, said means for flotation being located on said bottom of the floating collapsible utility trailer;
- d) a first bottom rail, said first bottom rail being attached to said bottom of the floating collapsible utility trailer and located on said starboard side, a second bottom rail, said second bottom rail being attached to said bottom of the floating collapsible utility trailer and located on said port side, at least four wheel means, a pair of said wheel means being attached to said first bottom rail, another pair of said wheel means being attached to said second bottom rail, said four wheel means creating a quadrilateral relationship between each other;
- e) means to separate said first bottom rail and said second bottom rail when the floating collapsible utility trailer is expanded to carry objects;
- f) means to store said means to separate said first bottom rail and said second bottom rail when the floating collapsible utility trailer is collapsed;
- g) means to tow the floating collapsible utility trailer on land;
- h) means to tow the floating collapsible utility trailer in the water;
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- i) strap means to secure the floating collapsible utility trailer in a collapsed state when not in use
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The floating collapsible utility trailer as claimed in claim one, wherein:
- a) said bottom of the floating collapsible utility trailer has a multiplicity of bottom supports, said multiplicity of bottom supports being attached to said bottom of the floating collapsible utility trailer and extends from said bow to said stern of the floating collapsible utility trailer stiffening said bottom of the floating collapsible utility trailer, thereby offering support for articles stowed within said internal watertight cavity.
A floating collapsible utility trailer, comprising:
- a) a first side support rail and a second side support rail, said first and second side support rails being arranged in a parallel relationship, said first and second side support rails each having a forward end, an aft end, a top and a bottom, said top of said first and second side support rails being essentially flat, said bottom of said first and second side support rails being shaped, said first and second side support rails being watertight and hollow and providing buoyancy thereby;
- b) means to separate said first said second side support rail when the floating collapsible utility trailer is expanded to carry objects;
- c) said forward ends of said first and second side support rails each having a hydrodynamic shape thereby reducing drag;
- d) a collapsible storage compartment, said collapsible storage compartment having a first side, a second side, a front, a bottom, and a top, said first and second sides being essentially parallel when expanded said collapsible storage compartment being water tight defining an interior compartment therein, said collapsible storage compartment having a means to gain access therein, said collapsible storage compartment having support rods installed on said first side and said second side, said collapsible storage compartment having guide means attached to said support rods;
- e) means to secure said collapsible storage compartment onto said floating collapsible utility trailer;
- f) means to tow the floating collapsible utility trailer on land;
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- g) means to tow the floating collapsible utility trailer in the water.
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A floating collapsible utility trailer, comprising:
- a) a left rail assembly having a first side support rail, said first side support rail having a forward and an aft end, said first side support rail having a first floor support, said first floor support extending towards an inside portion of the floating collapsible utility trailer, said first floor support having stiffening grooves defined therein;
- b) said first floor support having a forward end and an aft end, said aft end of said first floor support having an aft wall projecting upwards, said first side rail having a first side wall projecting upwards and intersecting with said aft wall creating a watertight corner, said forward end of said first floor support having a first forward wall, said first forward wall projecting upwards and intersects with said first side wall creating a watertight corner, said first side wall having a first hand hold defined therein;
- c) a right rail assembly having a second side support rail, said second side support rail having a forward and an aft end, said second side support rail having a second floor support, said second floor support extending towards an inside portion of the floating collapsible utility trailer, said second floor support having stiffening grooves defined therein;
- d) said second floor support having a forward end and an aft end, said aft end of said second floor support having an aft wall projecting upwards, said second side rail having a second side wall projecting upwards and intersecting with said aft wall creating a watertight corner, said forward end of said second floor support having a second forward wall, said second forward wall projecting upwards and intersecting with said second side wall creating a watertight corner, said second side wall having a second hand hold defined therein;
- e) a first hinge means, said first hinge means being located on a top side of said aft wall on said left and right rail assembly, a second hinge means, said second hinge means being located on a top side of said forward wall of said left and right side rail assembly, a latch means, said latch means being located on a bottom side of said forward wall of said first and second floor support, a second latch means being attached to a bottom side of said aft wall of said first and second floor support, said left rail assembly and said right rail assembly hingeably meeting at a mid plane;
- f) said left rail assembly having a first outer hull, said first outer hull having a first bottom, a first side, a second bottom and a first gunwale, said first floor support being located above said first bottom creating a space therebetween, a first interior wall is shown opposing said first gunwale, said first gunwale, said first floor support said first interior wall, said first side, said first bottom, said second bottom, and said first mid wall creating a volume therein, said volume being water tight;
- g) said right rail assembly having a second outer hull, said second outer hull having a third bottom, a second side, a fourth bottom and a second gunwale, said second floor support being located above said third bottom creating a space therebetween, a second interior wall is shown opposing said second gunwale, said second gunwale, said second floor support said second interior wall, said second side, said third bottom, said fourth bottom, and said second mid wall creating a volume therein, said volume being water tight;
- h) said first mid wall having a tongue defined thereon, said right rail assembly having a groove defined therein to receive said tongue;
- I) said left rail assembly further having a first recess and a second recess defined therein, a first wheel assembly being fixedly inserted into said first recess, and a second wheel assembly being fixedly inserted into said second recess, said right rail assembly further having a third recess and a fourth recess defined therein, a third wheel assembly being fixedly inserted into said third recess, and a fourth wheel assembly being fixedly inserted into said fourth recess;
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- j) said forward portion of said left rail assembly having a first through slot defined therein, said first forward portion of said right rail assembly having a second through slot defined therein, said first and second through slot having means to attach a tow rope thereupon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.