Patent ID: 11897307
Assignee: FLYER NEXT, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A trailer comprising:
a trailer frame comprising a hitch coupler and a trailer tail;
a plurality of wheels connected to a main body; and
a suspension system comprising:
a first bracket assembly mounted to the trailer frame toward the trailer tail;
an air spring, one end of which is hingedly connected to the first bracket assembly;
a second bracket assembly mounted to the trailer frame, another end of the air spring hingedly connected to the second bracket assembly, wherein the second bracket assembly is spaced apart from the first bracket assembly;
a third bracket assembly mounted to the trailer frame toward the hitch coupler, wherein the third bracket assembly is spaced apart from the second bracket assembly; and
a torsion axle extending between a set of trailer wheels, wherein the torsion axle extends through an opening defined on the third bracket assembly,
wherein the air spring is configured to be controlled such that a pressure inside the air spring is adjustable, and
wherein the torsion axle is configured to absorb a predetermined load weight applied to the trailer, and the air spring is configured to absorb a load weight higher than the predetermined load weight.