Travel trailer chassis
First Claim
1. An improved fifth wheel travel trailer having a set of trailer wheels and a chassis overlying said trailer wheels, wherein the chassis has a raised floor and defines a bathroom sitting on said raised floor, whereby at least one plumbing drainage control is located above the bottom of said chassis, and at least one sewage holding tank is located immediately beneath said raised floor, said fifth wheel trailer comprising;
- a main chassis section that is coupled to said wheels to allow for rolling motion of said trailer and so that said main chassis section is positioned at a first height above said ground wherein said main chassis section is configured to support a main section of said trailer;
a first elevated chassis section beneath said bathroom, said first elevated section having one end coupled to a first end of said main chassis section so that said chassis section is positioned at a second height above said ground;
one or more of said sewage holding tanks mounted to said first elevated section of said chassis;
a second elevated chassis section beneath the bedroom of said travel trailer, said second chassis section having an end connected to said first elevated chassis section;
a fifth wheel hitch attached to the bottom of said second elevated chassis section;
a storage compartment located below said first elevated section, the bottom of said storage compartment being located approximately in the plane of the bottom of said main chassis section; and
said plumbing drainage controls connected to said sewage holding tanks so that the user can drain said sewage tanks into an external sewage receptacle, said plumbing drainage controls being located within said storage compartment above the plane of the bottom of said main chassis section.
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Abstract
An improved travel trailer chassis that has a main section, which is connected to the axles of the wheels, a first elevated section that is connected to a forward end of the main section and is elevated above the main section and a second elevated section that is connected to a forward end of the first elevated section and is elevated above the first elevated section. The first elevated section is configured to receive a floor and fixtures to support a bathroom. A trunk space for storage is defined by a floor that extends forward from the main section of the chassis underneath the first elevated section of the chassis. One or more sewage tanks are mounted to the first elevated section of the chassis immediately beneath and substantially adjacent the floor of the bathroom supporting the fixtures. A drain assembly extends through the trunk space to an exhaust positioned outside of the trailer. The controls of the drain assembly are advantageously located within the trunk space at an elevated position above the ground.
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37 Claims
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1. An improved fifth wheel travel trailer having a set of trailer wheels and a chassis overlying said trailer wheels, wherein the chassis has a raised floor and defines a bathroom sitting on said raised floor, whereby at least one plumbing drainage control is located above the bottom of said chassis, and at least one sewage holding tank is located immediately beneath said raised floor, said fifth wheel trailer comprising;
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a main chassis section that is coupled to said wheels to allow for rolling motion of said trailer and so that said main chassis section is positioned at a first height above said ground wherein said main chassis section is configured to support a main section of said trailer; a first elevated chassis section beneath said bathroom, said first elevated section having one end coupled to a first end of said main chassis section so that said chassis section is positioned at a second height above said ground; one or more of said sewage holding tanks mounted to said first elevated section of said chassis; a second elevated chassis section beneath the bedroom of said travel trailer, said second chassis section having an end connected to said first elevated chassis section; a fifth wheel hitch attached to the bottom of said second elevated chassis section; a storage compartment located below said first elevated section, the bottom of said storage compartment being located approximately in the plane of the bottom of said main chassis section; and said plumbing drainage controls connected to said sewage holding tanks so that the user can drain said sewage tanks into an external sewage receptacle, said plumbing drainage controls being located within said storage compartment above the plane of the bottom of said main chassis section.
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2. An improved fifth wheel travel trailer having a raised floor that defines a bathroom sitting on the raised floor, whereby at least one sewage holding tank is located immediately beneath said raised floor, said fifth wheel trailer comprising;
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a main chassis section that is coupled to wheels to allow for rolling motion of said trailer and so that a main chassis section is positioned at a first height above said ground wherein said main chassis section is configured to support a main section of said trailer; a first elevated chassis section beneath said bathroom, said first elevated section having one end coupled to a first end of said main chassis section so that said chassis section is positioned at a second height above said ground; one or more of said sewage holding tanks mounted to said first elevated section of said chassis; a second elevated chassis section beneath a bedroom of said travel trailer, said second chassis section having an end connected to said first elevated chassis section; a fifth wheel hitch attached to the bottom of said second elevated chassis section; and a storage compartment located below said first elevated section, the bottom of said storage compartment being located approximately in the plane of the bottom of said main chassis section.
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3. An improved fifth wheel travel trailer having a set of trailer wheels and a chassis overlying said trailer wheels, wherein the chassis has at least one plumbing drainage control is located above the bottom of said chassis, said fifth wheel trailer comprising;
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a main chassis section that is coupled to said wheels to allow for rolling motion of said trailer and so that said main chassis section is positioned at a first height above said ground wherein said main chassis section is configured to support a main section of said trailer; a first elevated chassis section beneath a bathroom, said first elevated section having one end coupled to a first end of said main chassis section so that said chassis section is positioned at a second height above said ground; a second elevated chassis section beneath a bedroom of said travel trailer, said second chassis section having an end connected to said first elevated chassis section; a fifth wheel hitch attached to the bottom of said second elevated chassis section; a storage compartment located below said first elevated section, the bottom of said storage compartment being located approximately in the plane of the bottom of said main chassis section; and said plumbing drainage controls being located within said storage compartment above the plane of the bottom of said main chassis section.
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4. A chassis for a trailer that is mounted on at least a pair of wheels comprising:
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a main chassis section that is coupled to said wheels to allow for rolling motion of said trailer and so that said main chassis section is positioned at a first height above said ground wherein said main chassis section is configured to support a main section of said trailer; a first elevated section that is configured to support a bathroom and is coupled to a first end of said main chassis section so that said first elevated section is elevated above said main chassis section so as to be positioned at a second height above said ground wherein a trunk space is defined within the space immediately beneath said first elevated section; one or more sewage tanks mounted on said first elevated section of said chassis adjacent said trunk space; and a drain assembly connected to said sewage tanks which allows a user to drain said sewage tanks into an external sewage receptacle, wherein said drain assembly includes one or more control valves which are located within said trunk space that said user manipulates to drain said sewage tanks. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A chassis for a trailer that is configured to be towed behind a vehicle comprising:
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an axle assembly interconnecting a pair of wheels; a main chassis section having a first and a second end wherein the main chassis section is supported by said axle assembly at a first height above the ground; a first elevated section having a first and a second end wherein said first end is connected to said second end of said main chassis section so as to be supported at a second height above the ground wherein said second height is elevated above said first height and wherein a trunk space is defined in the space immediately beneath said first elevated section; one or more sewage tanks mounted on said first elevated section of said chassis adjacent said trunk space; and a drain assembly connected to said sewage tanks and extending downward therefrom, wherein said drain assembly includes control valves that are mounted within said space immediately beneath the first elevated section of the chassis. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A chassis for a trailer that is configured to be towed behind a vehicle comprising:
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an axle assembly interconnecting a pair of wheels; a main chassis section having a first and a second end wherein said main chassis section is supported by said axle assembly at a first height above the ground; a first elevated section having a first and a second end wherein a first end is connected to said second end of said main chassis section so as to be supported at a second height above the ground wherein said second height is elevated above the first height and wherein the space immediately beneath said first elevated section defines a trunk space; a second elevated section attached to a second end of said first elevated section so as to be supported at a third height above said ground wherein said third height is greater than said second height; one or more sewage tanks mounted on said first elevated section of said chassis so as to extend transversely across said chassis; and a drain assembly connected to said sewage tanks and extending downward therefrom, through said trunk space, wherein said drain assembly includes control valves that are mounted within said trunk space. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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