Luggage and accessory trailer
AssigneeSpare Trunk Corporation
InventorJames H. Campbell
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Abstract
A small trailer that may be towed behind a small passenger automobile comprises a two wheel chassis with a clam shell type container that includes a lower half which is secured to the chassis and an upper half which is removable from the lower half to which it is normally hinged, the upper half being shaped to nest over the bottom of the chassis whereby the trailer may be readily stowed in a vertical position in the owner's garage.
Claims10
A small, light-weight, utility trailer for use with a small automobile to carry luggage and accessories and the like which are ordinarily carried in the trunk of an automobile comprising a closed container type trailer body having upper and lower clam shell type sections sized to substantially fit within the silhouette of said small automobile, means for removable securing the upper clam shell section to the lower clam shell section so that it can be easily detached from the lower section, a chassis including a frame and a pair of wheels resiliently mounted on the frame, means securing the lower clam shell section to the frame, said chassis including a tongue for removable attachment to the rear of a small automobile, said tongue having separate front and rear sections, means for selectively connecting the front and rear tongue sections together in alignment for operative attachment to the rear of an automobile and for movement of the front section relative to the rear section to reduce the overall length of the tongue when it is desired to store the trailer, means for supporting the lower clam shell section and the chassis in a vertical position with the tongue extending vertically upward when it is desired to store the trailer said upper clam shell section being wider on the inside than the external width of the chassis across the wheels whereby for trailer storage it can be nested over the underside of the chassis and wheels when the chassis and lower section are in said vertical position, and bracket means attachable to said tongue for removably attaching the upper clam shell section in said vertical position to the chassis and lower clam shell section.
A small, light-weight, utility trailer for use with a small automobile to carry luggage and accessories and the like which are ordinarily carried in the trunk of an automobile comprising a closed container type trailer body having upper and lower sections sized to substantially fit within the silhouette of said small automobile, means for removably securing the upper section to the lower section so that it can be easily detached from the lower section, a chassis including a frame and a pair of wheels resiliently mounted on the frame, means securing the lower section to the frame, said chassis including a tongue for removable attachment to the rear of a small automobile, said tongue having separate front and rear sections, means for selectively connecting the front and rear tongue sections together in alignment for operative attachment to the rear of an automobile and for movement of the front section relative to the rear section to reduced the overall length of the tongue when it is desired to store the trailer, means for supporting the lower section and the chassis in a vertical position with the tongue extending vertically upward when it is desired to store the trailer, said upper section being wider on the inside than the external width of the chassis across the wheels whereby for trailer storage it can be nested over the underside of the chassis and wheels when the chassis and lower section are in said vertical position, and means for removably attaching the upper section to the chassis and lower section in said vertical position, said front and rear tongue sections being hinged together and the front section being foldable beneath the rear section when it is desired to store the trailer, said last mentioned means including fastening means for securing the upper body section on the end of the rear section of the tongue in said vertical position.
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