Trailer for hauling metal coils

A trailer apparatus for transporting metal coils comprising a pair of laterally spaced apart longitudinally extending main frame members having a front portion connected to means for removably attaching said apparatus to a motorized vehicle and a rear portion associated with axle means carrying wheels thereon, said main frame members having a central portion between said front and rear portions positioned lower than said front and rear portion, said main frame members having an angularly disposed front transition portion connecting said front and central portions and an angularly disposed rear transition portion connecting said central and rear portions, said front and rear transition portions being angularly disposed to said central portion in the range of from about 22.degree. to about 35.degree., front and rear support surfaces extending transversely across said laterally spaced apart longitudinally extending main frame members respectively at said front and rear transition sections to provide front and rear rack members, support means for mounting on said frame members to form a loading rack with one or both of said front and rear rack members, a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart lugs extending from said main frame members and positioned with respect to said front and rear support surfaces such that when a support means is mounted on said lugs a coil rack is formed with one or both of said front and rear support surfaces to accommodate coils having diameters from about 36" to about 88", whereby metal coils can be supported by said front or rear rack members in combination with said support means such that the longitudinal axis of the metal coils is perpendicular to the main frame members.

A trailer apparatus for transporting metal coils comprising a pair of laterally spaced apart longitudinally extending main frame members having a front portion connected to means for removably attaching said apparatus to a motorized vehicle and a rear portion associated with axle means carrying wheels thereon, said main frame members having a central I-beam portion between said front and rear portions positioned lower than said front and rear portion, a reinforcing member fixedly connected to the bottom of said central I-beam portion, said reinforcing member being an I-beam having one flange removed, said main frame members having an angularly disposed front transition portion connecting said front and central portions and an angularly disposed rear transition portion connecting said central and rear portions, said front and rear transition portions being angularly disposed to said central portion in the range of from about 22.degree. to about 35.degree., front and rear support surfaces extending transversely across said laterally spaced apart longitudinally extending main frame members respectively at said front and rear transition sections to provide front and rear rack members, support means for mounting on said frame members to form a loading rack with one or both of said front and rear rack members, a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart lugs extending from said main frame members and positioned with respect to said front and rear support surfaces such that when said support means is mounted on said lugs a coil rack is formed with one or both of said front and rear support surfaces to accommodate coils having diameters from about 36" to about 88", whereby metal coils can be supported by said front or rear rack members in combination with said support means such that the longitudinal axis of the metal coils is perpendicular to the main frame members.