Land vehicles – Wheeled – Extensible
Patent
1993-08-25
1994-08-23
Johnson, Brian L.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Extensible
280656, 2804151, B62D 6308
Patent
active
053401344
ABSTRACT:
A hand-carryable trailer and a method for deploying and stowing the same. The trailer comprises (1) a first bed section and a second bed section, the first bed section having a first member for mounting a first wheel axle, the second bed section having a second member for mounting a second wheel axle, (2) at least one member for hingedly joining the first bed section to the second bed section, the joining member allowing the first bed section to pivot relative to the second bed section jointly to form a foldable trailer bed, the foldable trailer bed capable of assuming an extreme open position wherein upper surfaces of the first bed section and the second bed section are substantially co-planar and an extreme closed position wherein the first bed section and the second bed section cooperate to form a cavity therebetween, the first and second mounting members located at distal sides of the trailer when the trailer is in the extreme open position, (3) a first wheel member joined to the first bed section with the first wheel axle and a second wheel member joined to the second bed section with the second wheel axle and (4) a tongue member coupled to the trailer bed and capable of coupling the trailer to a towing vehicle. Preferably, the towing vehicle is an all-terrain vehicle ("ATV").
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