Trailer with lowerable and raisable trailer bed
AssigneeInnovare Motion Pty Ltd.
InventorsJason Fankhauser, Colin McKay
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Abstract
A trailer including: i) a draw bar; ii) a trailer frame supporting a trailer bed; iii) an arm including a first pivot mount; iv) an axle pivotally connected to the arm at the first pivot mount; v) an actuating mechanism actuatable to exert a force on the arm relative to the trailer frame. The axle includes at least one associated wheel and the wheel has a plane of rotation in which the wheel rotates when traveling in a forward direction, and the actuating mechanism is located substantially in the plane of rotation. The trailer bed may be raised or lowered by exerting a force on the arm relative to the trailer frame.
Claims24
1-23. (canceled)
A trailer including:
- i) a draw bar;
- ii) a trailer frame supporting a trailer bed;
- iii) an arm including a first pivot mount;
- iv) an axle pivotally connected to the arm at the first pivot mount;
- v) an actuating means actuatable to exert a force on the arm relative to the trailer frame;
- wherein the axle includes at least one associated wheel and the wheel has a plane of rotation in which the wheel rotates when traveling in a forward direction, and the actuating means is located substantially in the plane of rotation;
- whereby the trailer bed may be raised or lowered by exerting a force on the arm relative to the trailer frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.