Patent ID: 11952061
Assignee: GARY L. GRIFFEE
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A drop deck trailer with a lifting and suspension system, comprising:
a frame having an inner surface that defines an opening, said frame having a plurality cantilever arms rotatably connected to said inner surface;
a rail rotatably connected to an upper end of each cantilever arm of said plurality of cantilever arms;
a deck positioned in said opening of said frame and rotatably connected to a lower end of each cantilever arm of said plurality of cantilever arms;
a power system operably connected to an end of said rail, wherein said power system displaces said rail in a substantially horizontal direction to raise and lower said deck in a substantially vertical direction, and said power system dampens a relative movement between said frame and said deck; and
a dampener having one end connected to said rail and another end connected to said frame to further dampen said relative movement between said frame and said deck.