Extendable trailer apparatus
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1. Extendable trailer apparatus, comprising in combination:
- first frame means for supporting a load to be hauled having a first overall length, includingbed means on which the load is disposed,first beam means secured to the bed means for supporting the bed means and the load, andsecond beam means spaced apart from and disposed generally parallel to the first beam means and secured to the bed means for supporting the bed means and the load with the first beam means;
second frame means movable relative to the first frame means between an open and a closed position, includingthird beam means having a first full length and disposed adjacent to the first beam means for movement relative to the first beam means,fourth beam means having a second full length and disposed adjacent to the second beam means for movement relative to the second beam means,slider means secured to the third and fourth beam means and extending substantially the first and second full lengths of the third and fourth beam means for guiding the first and third beam means and the second and fourth beam means as the third and fourth beam means move relative to the first and second beam means and on which the first and second beam means are disposed, wherein the first frame means further includes first slide bar means secured to the first and second beam means and slidable on the third and fourth beam means as the first and second frame means move relative to each other between the open and closed positions and the first and third beam means includes webs with which the first slide bar means is aligned, andwheel and axle means operatively secured to the third and fourth beam means for supporting the first and second frame means; and
locking means for securing the first and second frame means together.
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Extendable trailer apparatus includes a fixed frame and a frame slidably connected to the fixed frame and movable relative to the fixed frame for lengthening and shortening the trailer apparatus. The movable rear frame includes an axle and wheels secured to it, and a load is secured to the fixed frame. The two frames are movable for adjusting the weight of the load on trailer axles including axles secured to the fixed portion of the trailer and an axle or axles secured to the movable frame. One embodiment of the apparatus includes an end dump bed with tapered sides and a sloping bottom for enhancing the dumping capabilities.
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1. Extendable trailer apparatus, comprising in combination:
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first frame means for supporting a load to be hauled having a first overall length, including bed means on which the load is disposed, first beam means secured to the bed means for supporting the bed means and the load, and second beam means spaced apart from and disposed generally parallel to the first beam means and secured to the bed means for supporting the bed means and the load with the first beam means; second frame means movable relative to the first frame means between an open and a closed position, including third beam means having a first full length and disposed adjacent to the first beam means for movement relative to the first beam means, fourth beam means having a second full length and disposed adjacent to the second beam means for movement relative to the second beam means, slider means secured to the third and fourth beam means and extending substantially the first and second full lengths of the third and fourth beam means for guiding the first and third beam means and the second and fourth beam means as the third and fourth beam means move relative to the first and second beam means and on which the first and second beam means are disposed, wherein the first frame means further includes first slide bar means secured to the first and second beam means and slidable on the third and fourth beam means as the first and second frame means move relative to each other between the open and closed positions and the first and third beam means includes webs with which the first slide bar means is aligned, and wheel and axle means operatively secured to the third and fourth beam means for supporting the first and second frame means; and locking means for securing the first and second frame means together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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