Multipurpose cable handling trailer system
OwnerRick E. Larsoninventor
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Abstract
A multipurpose cable handling trailer system for dispensing and retrieving cable from a spool of cable. The system includes a trailer with a lifting assembly for lifting items into and off of the trailer. The system may include a cable guiding mechanism for guiding the cable onto and off of the spool. The system may include a dumpster assembly for permitting hauling of loose material on the trailer. The system may include a level winding assembly for guiding cable winding onto a spool when the spool is mounted on the lifting assembly. The system may include controls with a housing movably mounted on the trailer for permitting movement of the housing between a storage position and an operational position. The trailer may include a deck with a top extending between lateral sides of the trailer.
Claims19
A cable handling trailer system comprising:
- a trailer having a front end, a back end, and a pair of lateral sides;
- a lifting assembly for lifting a spool of cable onto and off of the trailer and supporting the spool on the trailer between the front and back ends of the trailer, the lifting assembly being pivotally mounted on the trailer;
- and
- cable guiding means for guiding movement of cable onto and off of the spool in a substantially horizontal orientation between the spool and the cable guiding means when the spool is supported on the lifting means, the cable guiding means being mounted on the trailer rearwardly of the lifting assembly for supporting a length of the cable in a rearward direction from the spool supported on the lifting assembly.
A cable handling trailer system comprising:
- a trailer having a front end, a back end, and a pair of lateral sides;
- a lifting assembly for lifting items into and off of the trailer, the lifting assembly being pivotally mounted on the trailer;
- and
- control means for controlling the supply of power from a power source to the lifting assembly, the control means including a housing for mounting at least one control thereon, the housing is movably mounted on the trailer to permit swinging movement of the housing between a storage position at a first location and an operational position at a second location.
A cable handling trailer system comprising:
- a trailer having a front end, a back end, and a pair of lateral sides;
- a lifting assembly for lifting items into and off of the trailer;
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- a level winding assembly for guiding cable winding onto a spool when the spool is mounted on the lifting assembly, the level winding assembly including a swing structure located on the trailer rearwardly of the lifting assembly, the swing structure being pivotally mounted on the trailer for pivot movement about a substantially horizontal axis to produce lateral movement of the swing structure in a substantially vertical plane transverse to the trailer.
A cable handling trailer system comprising:
- a trailer having a front end, a back end, and a pair of lateral sides;
- a lifting assembly for lifting items into and off of the trailer, the lifting assembly being pivotally mounted on the trailer;
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- a driving mechanism for controlling rotation of the spool, the driving mechanism comprising:
- spool engaging means for engaging at least one of the outer discs of the spool to rotate the spool;
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- supporting means for supporting the spool engaging means on the trailer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.