Trash container trailer assembly

A trash container trailer assembly comprising:

• a main frame assembly having a hitch portion adapted for coupling to a vehicle;
• a support frame assembly coupled to said main frame assembly, said support frame assembly being adapted for supporting a trash container for transporting the trash container using the vehicle;
• said support frame assembly being pivotable relative to said main frame assembly for facilitating coupling of the trash container to said support frame assembly;
• a locking assembly coupled to said main frame assembly, said locking assembly being for selectively engaging said support frame assembly whereby said support frame assembly is held in a transport position defined by said support frame assembly supporting the trash can above a ground surface to permit transport of the trash container;
• a plurality of wheels coupled to said main frame assembly for permitting rolling of said main frame assembly while said main frame assembly is coupled to the vehicle;
• said main frame assembly including a support leg coupled to said hitch portion proximate a distal end of said hitch portion for supporting said distal end of said hitch portion when said hitch portion is disconnected from the vehicle;
• said support frame assembly including a cross beam member, a generally L-shaped member having first flange positionable in a substantially upright position when said support frame assembly is in said transport position, said L-shaped member including a second flange extending between a base of said first flange and a medial portion of said cross beam member;
• a generally U-shaped bracket coupled to an upper end of said first flange, said U-shaped bracket being adapted for receiving a handle of the trash container when the trash container is positioned on said support frame assembly;
• said U-shaped bracket having a pair of outer portions, said outer portions being substantially vertically aligned when said support frame assembly is in said transport position whereby said U-shaped bracket is adapted for preventing the trash container from moving laterally when the handle of the trash container is received in said U-shaped bracket;
• said U-shaped bracket including a pair of aligned holes, each of said holes being positioned in associated one of said outer portions;
• a handle locking pin insertable through said holes and couplable to said U-shaped bracket when said U-shaped bracket receives the handle of the trash container whereby said handle locking pin is engaged to said U-shaped bracket for securing the handle the trash container to said support frame assembly;
• a central support member having outer edges extending outwardly from said L-shaped member, said central support member having a first planar portion extending along said first flange and a second planar portion extending along said second flange;
• a pair of generally L-shaped side support members, each side support member having a planar base portion coupled to an associated end of said cross beam member, each side support member further having a planar lateral support portion extending orthogonally upwards from said base portion such that said side support members are adapted for preventing lateral movement of the trash container on the support frame assembly when the trash container is positioned on the support frame assembly;
• a pair of spaced support bars extending from said cross beam member, each of said support bars having a distal end adapted for contacting a ground surface when said support frame assembly is pivoted into a loading position;
• said support frame assembly including a locking aperture;
• said locking assembly including a pair of spaced side walls, a pivot pin extending between said side walls, a handle having a first end pivotally coupled to said pivot pin, a locking pin having a proximal end pivotally coupled to a medial portion of said handle whereby pivoting said handle selectively extends and retracts said locking pin such that a distal end of said locking pin is selectively insertable into and retractable from said locking aperture;
• said locking assembly further including a pair of alignment members, said alignment members being positioned in spaced relationship to each other on said main frame assembly, each of said alignment members having an associated alignment hole;
• said locking pin passing through said alignment holes of said alignment members whereby said locking pin is aligned with said locking aperture when said support frame assembly is in said transport position;
• a biasing coil positioned between said alignment members, said locking pin being inserted through said biasing coil, said biasing coil having a first end for abutting a first one of said alignment members, said first one of said alignment members being positioned between said handle and a second one of said alignment members, a second end of said biasing coil being coupled to said locking pin whereby said biasing coil urges said locking pin into an extended position;
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• a first one of said outer portions of said U-shaped bracket having an outwardly bent distal portion such that said first one of said outer portion is adapted for facilitating positioning of the handle of the trash container between said outer portions of said U-shaped bracket.