Land vehicles – Wheeled – Extensible
Patent
1996-07-23
1999-08-24
Culbreth, Eric
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Extensible
211 17, 211 20, 224924, 280 39, 280 40, 280 4719, 280 65, 280124109, 28012411, 280656, 296182, B62B 104
Patent
active
059415428
ABSTRACT:
A lightweight, low profile trailer especially suited for transporting bicycles. The trailer includes pivotally interconnected upper load supporting and lower suspension frames which have load supporting, suspension, storage, and parking functions. Bicycle supports and clamps are mounted for and aft on the load supporting frame. The suspension frame is located under the load supporting frame in the earth-traversing mode of the trailer and is pivoted for upward and downward movement. Trailer wheels are mounted on opposite sides of the lower frame for movement between ground-engaging positions disposed outwardly of the sides of the upper frame and stowing positions folded under the lower frame. A shock absorber is interposed the upper and lower frames intermediate the wheels for resiliently cushioning the upper frame and thus bicycles thereon during earth traversal of the trailer. The frames are movable between a traveling position wherein the frames are generally horizontal and the wheels are in their ground-engaging positions and a stowing position wherein the frames are upright in a generally A-shaped relation and the wheels are in their stowing positions. A towbar is interchangeably connected to the load supporting frame when the trailer is in its traveling position and to the suspension frame when the trailer is in its stowed position to aid in supporting the trailer. The frames are titlable with a load of bicycles into a parking position.
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Costello Leo F.
Culbreth Eric
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