ATV trailer

• US 6,378,904 B1
• Filed: 01/08/2001
• Issued: 04/30/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: James Patrick Niehoff
• Original Assignee: James Patrick Niehoff
• Inventors: Niehoff, James Patrick
• Primary Examiner(s): Johnson, Brian L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): YEAGLEY, DANIEL S
• Application Number:
  US09/756,049
• Time in Patent Office: 477 Days
• Field of Search: 280/400, 280/789, 280/768, 296/181, 296/182, D12/101, D12/105, D12/106
• US Class Current: 280/789
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 63/064 light luggage or equipment trailers, e.g. for batteries, gas generators, gas bottles, stretchers luggage carriers per se B60R

Abstract

A trailer which is hitched to an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) to haul cargo. The trailer has a frame of steel tubing, triangular cross bar wings which serve as tree deflectors, a floor bolted down by gussets, a heavy duty axle, large tires, fenders, a long tailgate, and corner angles at the tongue to frame connection.

Claims

1. A trailer which is adapted to be pulled behind an all-terrain vehicle (ATV), said trailer comprising:

a plurality of frame members comprised of square tubing, said frame members being connected to each other to form the bottom, sides, front, and back of said trailer, such that said bottom, sides, front, and back of said trailer each include at least two parallel vertical members;

said bottom frame members including a tongue attachable to said ATV by hitch means, and a heavy duty axle upon which tires are mounted, said tires being of similar size and type to the tires on said ATV;

said back frame members forming a tailgate of sufficient length to be used as a ramp;

wing-like tree deflectors mounted on either side of said frame, each of said deflectors being comprised of frame members forming a right triangle with the bottom-most front frame member and the bottom-most side frame member such that an apex of said right triangle joins the corner formed by said bottom-most front frame member and said bottom-most side frame member, said right triangle has its diagonal side projecting outwardly and rearwardly from said apex, has said bottom-most side frame member as its vertical side, and has a horizontal side extending perpendicularly outward from said vertical side to connect to the end of said diagonal side which is distal to said apex;

a fender attached to said horizontal side of each of said deflectors, and curving upwardly, then rearwardly, then downwardly above said tires;

angles for stiffening the corners where said bottom frame members join to said tree deflectors and where said bottom frame members join to said tongue;

a floor which is attached to said bottom frame members by means of gussets which serve as corner stiffeners.