Sectional van trailer having detachable, interchangeable compartments capable of forming a continuous van body

A trailer for hauling both household goods and commercial freight and capable of being pulled behind a vehicle having a hitch, the trailer comprising:

• a lightweight trailer frame;
• trailer hitching means, positioned adjacent to a first end of the lightweight trailer frame, for hitching the trailer to the vehicle;
• at least one pair of wheels rotatably mounted on the lightweight trailer frame adjacent to a second end of the lightweight trailer frame;
• a plurality of van section means, each van section means comprising a floor, a roof, two walls, two door openings positioned opposite each other and means for forming a weather-tight barrier in the two door openings, and at least one side door, each of said doors being individually and securable to form a sealed compartment adapted for storing and transporting a variety of household goods or commercial freight, wherein at least one of the doors is a rollup door and further comprising support means for supporting the weight of the rollup door when said door is in the up position, said support means comprises a plurality of horizontal rollers which support the rollup door;
• securing means for removably securing at least two of the van section means onto the lightweight trailer frame such that any one of the van section means may be selectively secured to and removed from the lightweight trailer frame, the van section means being removable from the lightweight trailer frame from at least one side of the lightweight trailer frame such that at least one of the van section means can be removed from the lightweight trailer frame regardless of its position on the lightweight trailer frame;
• a force producing device comprising a hydraulic ram;
• means for pivotally receiving the force producing device on a van section means such that the van section means is movable longitudinally or laterally on the trailer frame as the force producing device is operated;
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• means for interconnecting adjacent van section means secured to the lightweight trailer frame, the means for interconnecting comprising means for attaching two van section means together such that at least two van section means are interconnected and secured onto the lightweight trailer frame to form a rigid and strong body and such that a plurality of van section means may be interchanged among a plurality of lightweight trailer frames and interconnected to one another to form a continuous van body providing an enclosed space including the lengths of two or more van section means.