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Single wheel trailer and stabilizing hitch

  • US 7,387,308 B2
  • Filed: 04/12/2005
  • Issued: 06/17/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A single wheel trailer and stabilizing hitch therefor, comprising:

  • a trailer frame having at least a forward end and a rearward end opposite the forward end;

    a trailing suspension arm having a trailer frame attachment end and a wheel attachment end opposite the trailer frame attachment end, said arm pivotally extending from said trailer frame;

    a single wheel and tire extending from the wheel attachment end of said trailing suspension arm;

    a trailer tongue extending from the forward end of said trailer frame, said tongue having a forward, distal end;

    a hitch arm having a tow vehicle attachment end and a trailer tongue attachment end opposite the tow vehicle attachment end;

    a tow vehicle mounting plate extending generally horizontally from the trailer tongue attachment end of said hitch arm;

    a trailer tongue mounting plate pivotally secured to said tow vehicle mounting plate;

    a mounting plate pivot bolt disposed through said tow vehicle mounting plate and said trailer tongue mounting plate;

    a trailer tongue box extending from said trailer tongue mounting plate;

    a trailer tongue attachment bolt disposed laterally through said trailer tongue box and the forward, distal end of said trailer tongue captured within said trailer tongue box; and

    a mounting plate pivot bolt attachment box disposed between said trailer tongue mounting plate and said trailer tongue box.

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