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US 2003/0197347 A1Published application
Terminello trailer
OwnerLeo Frank Terminelloinventor
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Abstract
This invention is a new concept in vehicular trailer load carrying, deployment and retrieval. This invention's simple design encompasses all vehicular trailers that carry, deploy and retrieve loads to the ground or water. This trailer is not easily distinguishable from the present state of the art vehicular trailers at first glance; however it effectively resolves many of the problems with the present art's restrictive designs, initial price and maintenance costs.
Claims3
A load carrying vehicular trailer comprising:
- (a) a generic frame structure extending along a longitudinal axis;
- the frame structure including first and second side portions and at least first and second cross frame members transverse to the longitudinal axis and inter-connected at the front and rear to the side portions. A broad range of generic load supports are contemplated to be attached to the frame side portions.
- (b) A generic suspension with at least two wheels, at least one axle and at least two semi-elliptical or other spring assemblies extending along an axle axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the frame structure.
- (c) At least two inventive longitudinal rail guides permanently attached to (b) comprised of:
- 1. a larger diameter than that of the frame side portions so as to closely surround the side portions of the frame structure with sufficient clearance for movement of the frame side portions within. 2. An open channel at the top to allow the above load supports with diagonal members attached thereto to pass through. 3. Several through passages or orifices for insertion of the inventive, removable, and adjustable, spring-biased locking bolts of claim 2, or generic equivalents thereof..
- (d) This invention operates to accommodate a broad range of the imperatives of deployment, retrieval or positioning for cartage described in the following scenario:
- 1. the relatively higher from the ground position of the towing vehicle's hitch to that of the lower height of the axle of the suspension system of the trailer from the ground;
- 2. moving the towing vehicle with the trailer suspension system secured from moving;
- 3. the load supports pass through the inventive longitudinal frame guides, when the inventive, removable and adjustable spring-biased locking bolts of claim 2, or the equivalent thereof, are removed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.