Patent ID: 6623028
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A stowable trailer-dolly system comprising:a chassis for carrying a load, said chassis being a main structural frame resistant to deflection and resistant to bending, said chassis being expandable to an operable configuration and contractible to a compact configuration, said chassis adapted to be towed behind a vehicle in a drawn position by a substantially horizontally articulated connection about a vertical axis between said vehicle and said chassis when said chassis is in the operable configuration, a plurality of ground engaging wheels rotatably mounted to said chassis; and a positioning means for locating said chassis into a stored position relative to the vehicle having a vehicle frame when said chassis is in the compact configuration, said vehicle frame being a structural unit resistant to deflection and bending for supporting a body of said vehicle, said stored position being selected from the group consisting of beneath said vehicle frame and within said vehicle frame.