TOY HAULER TRAILER DETACHABLY ATTACHED AT VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A trailer system for a vehicle having an internal storage compartment, said trailer system comprising:
- a trailer including a trailer body, wheels and a trailer tongue for hitching the trailer to a towing vehicle;
wherein a rear end of the trailer body is pivotally and detachably attachable at a rear of a vehicle selected from the group consisting of (i) a recreational vehicle, (ii) a fifth wheel trailer and (iii) a cargo trailer;
wherein, with the rear end of the trailer body detachably attached at the rear of the vehicle, the trailer is pivotable between a stowed position, where the trailer is vertically oriented along the rear of the vehicle, and a lowered position, where the trailer is lowered such that the wheels are at a ground surface; and
wherein, with the rear end of the trailer body detachably attached at the rear of the vehicle, and when the trailer is in the stowed position, a front end of the trailer body is at or near an upper region of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A trailer system for a vehicle includes a trailer having a trailer body, wheels, and a trailer tongue for hitching the trailer to a towing vehicle. A rear end of the trailer body is pivotally and detachably attachable at a rear of the vehicle. When attached at the rear of the vehicle, the trailer is pivotable between a stowed position, where the trailer is vertically oriented along the rear of the vehicle, and a lowered position, where the trailer is lowered such that the wheels are at the ground. When attached at the rear of the vehicle and in the stowed position, the front end of the trailer body is at or near an upper region of the vehicle. When attached and in the lowered position, the trailer functions to allow items to be unloaded from the vehicle and onto the trailer body.
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20 Claims
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1. A trailer system for a vehicle having an internal storage compartment, said trailer system comprising:
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a trailer including a trailer body, wheels and a trailer tongue for hitching the trailer to a towing vehicle; wherein a rear end of the trailer body is pivotally and detachably attachable at a rear of a vehicle selected from the group consisting of (i) a recreational vehicle, (ii) a fifth wheel trailer and (iii) a cargo trailer; wherein, with the rear end of the trailer body detachably attached at the rear of the vehicle, the trailer is pivotable between a stowed position, where the trailer is vertically oriented along the rear of the vehicle, and a lowered position, where the trailer is lowered such that the wheels are at a ground surface; and wherein, with the rear end of the trailer body detachably attached at the rear of the vehicle, and when the trailer is in the stowed position, a front end of the trailer body is at or near an upper region of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A trailer system for a vehicle having an internal storage compartment, said trailer system comprising:
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a trailer including a trailer body, wheels and a trailer tongue for hitching the trailer to a towing vehicle; wherein a rear end of the trailer body is pivotally and detachably attachable at a rear of a vehicle selected from the group consisting of (i) a recreational vehicle, (ii) a fifth wheel trailer and (iii) a cargo trailer; wherein, with the rear end of the trailer body detachably attached at the rear of the vehicle, the trailer is pivotable between a stowed position, where the trailer is vertically oriented along the rear of the vehicle, and a lowered position, where the trailer is lowered such that the wheels are at a ground surface; and wherein, with the rear end of the trailer body detachably attached at the rear of the vehicle, and when the trailer is in the lowered position, the rear end of the trailer is immediately adjacent to the internal storage compartment of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A trailer system for a vehicle having a storage compartment, the trailer system comprising:
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a trailer body having a rear end pivotally and detachably attachable to a vehicle selected from the group consisting of (i) a recreational vehicle, (ii) a fifth wheel trailer and (iii) a cargo trailer, wherein the rear end pivotally and detachably attaches to the vehicle adjacent to a storage compartment of the vehicle, and a front end disposed at an opposite end of the trailer body than the rear end and including a trailer tongue; a pair of wheels attached to the trailer body between the rear end and the front end; wherein the trailer body, with the rear end detachably attached at the vehicle adjacent to the storage compartment of the vehicle, is pivotable between a stowed position, where the trailer body is positioned adjacent to the storage compartment, and a lowered position, where the wheels of the trailer body are at a ground surface; and wherein, with the rear end detachably attached at the vehicle adjacent to the storage compartment of the vehicle, and when the trailer body is in the lowered position, items can be moved from the storage compartment of the vehicle onto the trailer body. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification