Telescoping boat trailer with screw drive and cam detachable safety brake separator

Telescoping trailer apparatus, including an emergency brake system, comprising, in combination:

• fixed tube means, including means for securing the trailer apparatus to a towing vehicle;
• movable tube means telescopingly movable relative to the fixed tube means;
• screw means secured to the fixed tube means and to the movable tube means and rotatable to move the movable tube means relative to the fixed tube means;
• means for rotating the screw means to move the movable tube means;
• limit means, including
• first limit means for limiting the movement of the movable tube means relative to the fixed tube means in a first direction, and
• second limit means for limiting the movement of the movable tube means relative to the fixed tube means in a second direction;
• emergency brake means engageable to actuate the emergency brake system, including
• first sleeve means secured to the fixed tube means,
• first rod means disposed in the first sleeve means and movable therein and securable to the towing vehicle,
• second sleeve means secured to the movable tube means,
• second rod means disposed in the second sleeve means and adjacent to the first rod means and secured to the emergency brake system and engageable with the first rod means and movable in the second sleeve means to actuate the emergency brake system in response to movement of the first rod means;
• and
• means for pivoting the first sleeve means and the first rod relative to the second sleeve means and the second rod means to prevent engagement between the first rod means and the second rod means as the movable tube means moves relative to the fixed tube means.

Telescoping trailer apparatus including an emergency brake system comprising, in combination:

• first tube means securable to a towing vehicle;
• second tube means movable rearwardly and forwardly relative to the first tube means;
• winch and cable means secured to the first and second tube means and rotatable to move the second tube means rearwardly and forwardly relative to the first tube means;
• means for rotating the winch and cable means to move the second tube means relative to the first tube means;
• and
• emergency brake actuation system means, including
• first actuation means secured to the first tube means and connectable to the towing vehicle for actuating the emergency brake system,
• second actuation means secured to the second tube means and connectable to the first actuation means for actuating the emergency brake system, and
• means for preventing the connection of the first and second actuation means as the second tube means moves rearwardly relative to the first tube means.