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US 4,362,316 AGranted
Folding trailer
OwnerJohn O. Wrightinventor
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Abstract
A folding trailer is provided having a chassis supported by at least one pair of road wheels and a load bearing platform supported by the chassis, the load bearing platform being formed in two sections which are foldable between a first position in which the sections lie in a common plane and a second position in which the sections lie juxtaposed in parallel planes. When in the second position the trailer can be moved into a substantially vertical plane for stowage.
Claims14
A trailer comprising:
- a load bearing section comprised of a front part and a rear part;
- a pair of wheels disposed in coaxially spaced relationship to each other and operatively connected to said load bearing section to support said load bearing section in a substantially horizontal towing configuration;
- and a draw bar projecting beyond the front of said load bearing section substantially perpendicular to the axis of said wheels to enable engagement of said trailer with a towing vehicle, said load bearing section being foldable between a first position in which said two parts lie in a substantially common plane and a second position in which said two parts are juxtaposed in substantially parallel planes, said axis being so located to permit said load bearing section when in said second position to be supported by said wheels in a substantially horizontal configuration and to be moved to a substantially vertical configuration in which vertical configuration said load bearing section is substantially supported by an end of said front or rear part, said draw bar being pivotally associated with said load bearing section rearward of said axis when said load bearing section is in the substantially horizontal configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.