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

Claim 19:
20. A drop deck trailer with a powered loading system, comprising:
a frame having an inner surface that defines an opening, said frame having a plurality of cantilever arms rotatably connected to said inner surface;
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 such that said deck is raised and lowered relative to said frame;
a carriage positioned on a top surface of said deck, wherein said carriage is configured to receive at least one wheel of a vehicle;
a power system which drives said carriage in a longitudinal direction of said deck from a back end of said deck to a front end of said deck to draw said vehicle onto said deck; and
at least one guide rail positioned on said deck, wherein said carriage has at least one roller positioned in said at least one guide rail to secure and direct movement of said carriage between said back end and said front end of said deck.