Convertible flat/drop trailer
OwnerDonald E. Wiseinventor
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OwnerDonald E. Wiseinventor
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Front, rear and center trailer frame sections are provided and the front section includes hitch structure for attachment to a towing vehicle while the rear section includes ground engageable support wheels. The front and rear sections include upper deck portions generally horizontally aligned with each other and the front section includes rear vertically spaced opposite side upper and lower mounting portions. The rear section includes vertically spaced opposite side upper and lower mounting portions and the center section is horizontally elongated and defines an upper deck extending longitudinally therealong. The opposite ends of the center section includes opposite side anchor points for alternate releasable substantially rigid anchoring to the front and rear section upper and lower mounting portions and the upper deck is substantially horizontally aligned with the upper deck portions of the front and rear sections when the anchor points are anchored relative to the upper mounting portions, the upper deck being spaced appreciably below the upper deck portions of the front and rear sections when the anchor points are anchored to the lower mounting portions.
A trailer construction including front, rear and center sections, said front section including hitch means for attachment to a towing vehicle and said rear section including ground engageable support wheels, said front and rear sections including longitudinally spaced generally horizontally aligned upper deck portions, said front section including rear vertically spaced upper and lower mounting portions, said rear section including front vertically spaced upper and lower mounting portions, said center section being horizontally elongated and defining an upper deck extending longitudinally therealong, the opposite ends of said center section including rear and front anchor means engageable with selected corresponding upper and lower mounting portions of said front and rear sections with which said anchor means are horizontally aligned upon relative longitudinal displacement between said center sections and said front and rear sections for releasable and substantially rigid anchoring to said upper and lower mounting portions, said upper deck being substantially horizontally aligned with said upper deck portions when said anchor means are anchored relative to said upper mounting portions and spaced appreciably below said upper deck portions when said anchor means are anchored relative to said lower anchor portions.
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