Trailer for transporting an inflated raft and related equipment

An inflated raft trailer adapted for transporting an inflated raft and camping and boating equipment to and from a water site, the inflated raft trailer comprising:

• a trailer bed mounted on an axle with wheels, said trailer bed including a front portion, a rear portion, a first side portion, a second side portion and a center portion;
• a vertical first side frame mounted along a length of the first side portion of said trailer bed;
• a vertical second side frame mounted along a length of the second side portion of said trailer bed;
• a first wing frame hinged along the top of a length of said first side flame;
• a second wing frame hinged along the top of a length of said second side frame, whereby said first and second wing frames can be folded from a vertical position to a horizontal position above said trailer bed, whereby said folded first and second wing frames adapted for receiving the inflated raft thereon;
• foam cushion material wrapped around a portion of said first and second wing frames, said cushion material providing a cushion when the inflated raft is received thereon and secured to the top of said wing frames;
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• a movable tail gate frame hinged along a length of the rear portion of said trailer bed, said tail gate frame having an elongated roller mounted on top of and along a length of said tail gate frame, said roller at a height corresponding to a height of said first and second wing frames when said wing frames are folded in a horizontal position for ease in rolling the inflated raft on and off of said folded first and second wing frames.

An inflated raft trailer adapted for transporting an inflated raft and camping and boating equipment to and from a water site, the inflated raft trailer comprising:

• a trailer bed mounted on an axle with wheels, said trailer bed including a front portion, a rear portion, a first side portion, a second side portion and a center portion;
• a vertical first side frame mounted along a length of the first side portion of said trailer bed;
• a vertical second side frame mounted along a length of the second side portion of said trailer bed;
• a first wing frame hinged along the top of a length of said first side frame;
• a second wing frame hinged along the top of a length of said second side frame, whereby said first and second wing frames can be folded from a vertical position to a horizontal position above said trailer bed, whereby said folded first and second wing frames in a horizontal position adapted for receiving the inflated raft thereon;
• a removable center post attached to the center portion of said trailer bed, said center post receiving a portion of said first and second wing frames when said wing frames are folded into a horizontal position;
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• a movable tail gate frame hinged along a length of the rear portion of said trailer bed, said tail gate frame having an elongated roller mounted on top of and along a length of said tail gate frame, said roller at a height corresponding to a height of said first and second wing frames when said wing frames are folded in a horizontal position for ease in rolling the inflated raft on and off of said folded first and second wing frames.