ATV trailer

• US 5,645,292 A
• Filed: 08/29/1995
• Issued: 07/08/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Archie Gene Scribner, James Scott Mcwilliams
• Original Assignee: Archie Gene Scribner, James Scott Mcwilliams
• Inventors: McWilliams, James Scott, Scribner, Archie Gene
• Primary Examiner(s): BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M
• Application Number:
  US08/520,644
• Time in Patent Office: 679 Days
• Field of Search: 280/659, 280/656, 280/652, 280/47.24, 280/47.26, 280/47.15, 280/47.13, 280/63, 280/400, 280/467, 280/498, 280/492, 280/493, 280/789, 280/790, 280/798 , 280/414.1, 280/202, 280/204, 280/79.2, 280/79.3, 414/462, 298/5, 298/18
• US Class Current: 280/494
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 3/05 for transporting meat for transporting refrigerated goods B60P3/20
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 63/062 Trailers with one axle or two wheels semi-trailers B62D53/06

Abstract

A two wheeled trailer is provided including an upwardly opening body which is generally V-shaped in cross section. The trailer includes a forward end, a forwardly projecting towing tongue and the forward end of the towing tongue incorporates a towing coupler mounted from the towing tongue for at least 90° angular displacement, in either direction, relative to the towing tongue about an axis paralleling the towing tongue.

Claims

1. A trailer including a center longitudinal frame member and longitudinal sides mounted from said frame member and diverging Upwardly therefrom, an elongated transverse wheeled axle assembly including a central portion anchored relative to said longitudinal frame member and opposite end portions from which ground wheels are journaled, and a generally upright brace including upper and lower ends extending between each of said axle assembly end portions and an upper portion of the corresponding trailer side with said upper and lower ends anchored relative to said trailer side and axle end portion, said axle assembly including a longitudinal central mounting arm projecting horizontally laterally outwardly therefrom underlying, generally paralleling and secured to said longitudinal frame member.

2. The trailer of claim 1 wherein said sides are at least generally planar and are disposed at generally 90°

relative to each other.

3. A trailer including an elongated, longitudinally extending body having front and rear ends, at least one pair of rear opposite side ground wheels journaled from said body, an elongated, towing tongue supported and projecting forwardly from said front end, a towing coupler mounted from a forward portion of said towing tongue for angular displacement relative to said towing tongue about an axis generally paralleling said towing tongue, said towing coupler defining at least one upright position thereof for releasably coupling to an associated tow hitch, said towing coupler being angularly displacable at least 90°

, in either direction, relative to said towing tongue about said axis from said upright position, said body including a longitudinal frame member and said ground wheels being journaled from opposite end portions of an elongated, transverse axle assembly, said trailer including longitudinal sides diverging upwardly from said longitudinal frame member, said axle assembly including a central portion anchored relative to said longitudinal frame member, and a generally upright brace including upper and lower ends extending between each of said axle assembly end portions and an upper portion of the corresponding trailer side with said upper and lower ends anchored relative to said trailer side and axle end portion.

4. The trailer of claim 3 wherein said towing coupler is mounted from said towing tongue for full 360°

rotation about said axis.

5. The trailer of claim 3 wherein said sides are at least generally planar and are disposed at generally 90°

relative to each other.

6. The trailer of claim 5 wherein said axle assembly includes a longitudinal central mounting arm projecting horizontally laterally outwardly therefrom, underlying, generally paralleling and secured to said longitudinal frame member.