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

Claim 6:
7. 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;
first and second rim rollers connected to said carriage, wherein said first and second rim rollers are configured to extend outward in a lateral direction of said deck to secure two wheels of said vehicle to said carriage; and
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.