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

Claim 18:
19. 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 chain loop connected 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, wherein said power system is a motor with a shaft that drives said chain loop in one direction to move said carriage from said back end to said front end of said deck, and wherein said shaft drives said chain loop in an opposing direction to move said carriage from said front end to said back end of said deck.