Trailer construction
OwnerJoseph K. Barkerinventor
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Abstract
A base construction is mounted on wheels and provided with a trailer hitch for towing purposes. Mounted above the base is a shelter construction comprising vertical longitudinal side walls pivoted to the base to fold inwardly and downwardly to horizontal position, thus minimizing the overall height of the trailer when traveling. A roof construction extends across the tops of the walls and is supported by releasable means connected between the walls whereby they may be released from the walls and roof construction to permit the walls to be folded inwardly. One end of the base extends beyond the associated end wall to form a porch and such end wall is pivotally supported at its upper edge to swing upwardly to a horizontal position to act as a cover or roof for the porch when the side walls are in vertical operative positions.
Claims9
A trailer vehicle comprising a base and an elongated shelter structure arranged over said base, said shelter structure comprising normally vertical rigid parallel side walls, and releasable means extending transversely of and connected between said walls at spaced points therealong for supporting said walls in vertical position, certain of said releasable means comprising transverse rafters extending across said shelter body and pivotally connected at their remote ends to the respective walls, each rafter being formed of complementary sections in end-to-end relationship centrally of the width of said body, and a splicing device connecting the adjacent ends of each rafter and releasable from at least one such end whereby each section is free to swing downwardly about its pivotal connection with said walls, each wall being pivotally connected to said base to swing downwardly and inwardly to substantially horizontal positions after said rafter sections have been swung downwardly to positions adjacent said walls.
A trailer vehicle comprising an elongated base, and a shelter structure arranged over said base, said shelter structure including normally vertical rigid side walls, means for connecting said side walls to said base to swing inwardly and downwardly to substantially horizontal positions, two releasable means extending transversely of said shelter structure at spaced points therealong for fixing said side walls in said vertical positions, said releasable means including rigid end walls normally closing the ends of said structure, means for connecting said end walls to said structure and for releasing said end walls to permit complete removal of said end walls, each releasable means including a beam extending across the top of one end wall, means for pivotally connecting said beam to the top of the adjacent end wall whereby the latter is adapted to swing outwardly and upwardly from said body to assume a horizontal position, means for supporting said one end wall in said horizontal position and roof supporting beams extending transversely of said shelter structure, pivotally connected at their remote ends to the side walls to permit downward folding movement and spaced from each other and from said releasable means.
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