Land vehicles – Wheeled – Extensible
Patent
1998-01-08
2000-12-26
Culbreth, Eric
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Extensible
211 17, 224537, 224924, 280 39, 280 40, 280 4719, 280124162, 280652, 296182, B62B 104
Patent
active
061646830
ABSTRACT:
A trailer is provided that is especially suited for transporting bicycles and has load supporting, suspension, storage, parking, and rolling functions. The trailer has a main frame providing a trailer bed, adapted to support a plurality of bicycles, and a high performance suspension system. The suspension system includes a pair of independent suspension units including trailer wheels mounted by suspension arms on opposite sides of the main frame for elevational movement in earth traversing positions and for pivoting movement between the earth traversing positions disposed outwardly of the sides of the main frame and stowing positions folded under the main frame. The suspension units include heavy duty shock absorbers that cushion the bicycle or other load, maintain the bicycles in level upright positions during earth traversal, and maximize traction of the wheels. The frame and suspension units are movable between a traveling mode wherein the trailer bed of the frame is generally horizontal and the wheels are in their ground-engaging positions and a collapsed, stowing mode wherein the frame and suspension units are upright in a generally A-shaped relation and the wheels are in their stowing positions. A tow bar is interchangeably connected to the main frame in a towing position or in a stowing position. The trailer is also tiltable with a load of bicycles into a parking position, can be rolled sideways on its wheels when collapsed, and is made of parts that can be dissembled for convenient UPS shipping and then subsequently re-assembled for use.
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Costello Leo F.
Culbreth Eric
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