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US 6,203,097 B1Granted
Folding trailer with bed support mechanism operated from a standing position
AssigneeFleetwood Folding Trailers, Inc.
InventorThomas R. Podgorney
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Abstract
A folding camping trailer includes a trailer body having an end wall. An expandable bed is movable between a closed position retracted within the trailer body and an opened position extended outward from the end wall. The expandable bed includes a bed support mechanism attached to an underside of the expandable bed. The bed support mechanism is configured to connect to the end wall of the trailer body or to a towing frame of the folding trailer for supporting the expandable bed in a vertical direction when the expandable bed is in the opened position.
Claims20
A bed support mechanism for use with an expandable bed of a folding camping trailer, comprising:
- a first member having two opposing flanges defining a recess therebetween, with the flanges further defining opposing longitudinally extending slots;
- a second member having an elongated portion and a handle portion, with the elongated portion of the second member pivotally connected to the first member and positioned within the recess, and with the handle portion projecting outward from the first member for manipulation by a user of the folding camping trailer;
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- an elongated bed support member having a first end and a second end, with the first end pivotally and slidably connected to the first member by a pin passing through the first end and the slots defined by the flanges, and with the second end configured for removable attachment to a body of the folding camping trailer,
- wherein in a first position of the second member the pin is free to slide in the slots defined by the flanges, and
- wherein in a second position of the second member the elongated portion of the second member interacts with the pin passing through the first end of the bed support member to prevent the pin from sliding in the slots defined by the flanges.
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An expandable bed for a folding camping trailer, comprising:
- a bed platform;
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- a bed support mechanism attached to a bottom side of the bed platform, with the bed support mechanism further comprising:
- a first member having two opposing flange members defining a recess therebetween, with the flanges further defining opposing longitudinally extending slots;
- a second member having an elongated portion and a handle portion, with the elongated portion of the second member pivotally connected to the first member and positioned within the recess, and with the handle portion projecting outward from the first member for manipulation by a user of the folding, camping trailer;
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- an elongated bed support member having a first end and a second end, with the first end pivotally and slidably connected to the first member by a pin passing through the first end and the slots defined by the flanges, and with the second end configured for removable attachment to a body of the folding camping trailer,
- wherein in a first position of the second member the pin is free to slide in the slots defined by the flanges, and
- wherein in a second position of the second member the elongated portion of the second member interacts with the pin passing through the first end of the bed support member to prevent the pin from sliding in the slots defined by the flanges.
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A folding camping trailer, comprising:
- a trailer body having an end wall and a towing frame;
- an expandable bed movable between a closed position retracted within the trailer body and an opened position extended outward from the end wall;
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- a bed support mechanism attached to a bottom side of the expandable bed for supporting the expandable bed in a vertical direction with the expandable bed in the opened position, wherein the bed support mechanism further comprises:
- a first member having two opposing flanges defining a recess therebetween, with the flanges further defining opposing longitudinally extending slots;
- a second member having an elongated portion and a handle portion, with the elongated portion of the second member pivotally connected to the first member and positioned within the recess, and with the handle portion projecting outward from the first member for manipulation by a user of the folding camping trailer;
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- an elongated bed support member having a first end and a second end, with the first end pivotally and slidably connected to the first member by a pin passing through the first end and the slots defined by the flanges, and with the second end configured for removable attachment to the trailer body with the expandable bed in the opened position,
- wherein in a first position of the second member the pin is free to slide in the slots defined by the flanges, and
- wherein in a second position of the second member the elongated portion of the second member interacts with the pin passing through the first end of the bed support member to prevent the pin from sliding in the slots defined by the flanges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.