Extension for trailer
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1. An extension device for mounting to a trailer having a pair of wheels and a hitch, said device comprising:
- a generally A-shaped frame having a pair of arm members oriented in a generally V-shaped configuration and a cross member extending between said arm members, inner ends of said arm members being adapted for coupling to a trailer, outer ends of said arm members coming together at a coupler, said coupler being adapted for mounting on a hitch of a towing vehicle;
said cross member adapted for being coupled to a hitch of the trailer;
said coupler having a support jack coupled thereto, said support jack being for supporting said coupler above a ground surface;
a platform coupled to a top of said frame for being positioned between said coupler and the trailer;
said platform having a pair of forward and rearward walls upwardly extending from front and rear edges thereof;
wherein each of said forward and rearward walls of said platform has a horizontal opening therein for reducing wind resistance against said wall;
a pair of side walls extending between outer ends of said forward and rearward walls;
said side walls being detachable from said forward and rearward walls;
each of said side walls having a notch therein adapted for engaging a lateral lip of said platform such that said side walls form a pair of ramps;
a floor of said platform comprising a grating resting on a plurality of support members;
a second platform extending between said arm members of said frame and being positioned between said coupler and said platform;
said second platform having a pair of forward and rearward walls upwardly extending from front and rear edges thereof; and
a floor of said second platform comprising a grating.
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An extension for trailer for increasing the cargo-carrying capacity of a trailer. The extension for trailer includes a generally A-shaped frame with a pair of straight arm members oriented in a generally V-shaped configuration and a cross member extending between the arm members. Inner ends of the arm members is coupled to a bottom of a trailer. Outer ends of the arm members come together at a coupler. The coupler is adapted for mounting on a ball hitch of a towing vehicle.
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1. An extension device for mounting to a trailer having a pair of wheels and a hitch, said device comprising:
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a generally A-shaped frame having a pair of arm members oriented in a generally V-shaped configuration and a cross member extending between said arm members, inner ends of said arm members being adapted for coupling to a trailer, outer ends of said arm members coming together at a coupler, said coupler being adapted for mounting on a hitch of a towing vehicle;
said cross member adapted for being coupled to a hitch of the trailer;
said coupler having a support jack coupled thereto, said support jack being for supporting said coupler above a ground surface;
a platform coupled to a top of said frame for being positioned between said coupler and the trailer;
said platform having a pair of forward and rearward walls upwardly extending from front and rear edges thereof;
wherein each of said forward and rearward walls of said platform has a horizontal opening therein for reducing wind resistance against said wall;
a pair of side walls extending between outer ends of said forward and rearward walls;
said side walls being detachable from said forward and rearward walls;
each of said side walls having a notch therein adapted for engaging a lateral lip of said platform such that said side walls form a pair of ramps;
a floor of said platform comprising a grating resting on a plurality of support members;
a second platform extending between said arm members of said frame and being positioned between said coupler and said platform;
said second platform having a pair of forward and rearward walls upwardly extending from front and rear edges thereof; and
a floor of said second platform comprising a grating.
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