Patent ID: 6109845
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B60P,B62D

Abstract:
A trailer recovery vehicle for transporting a trailer towed by a tractor, wherein said trailer has a body and wheels and is pivotably mounted to said tractor at a position defining an axis of rotation, said trailer recovery vehicle comprising:a generally horizontal support platform for being mounted underneath said trailer for supporting said trailer in a horizontal position, said support platform having wheels for providing said support platform with mobility;a trailer wheel brace carried by said support platform for bracing a wheel of said trailer for preventing lateral shifting of said trailer when said trailer is carried by said support platform; anda connector carried by said support platform for connecting said support platform to said tractor enabling said support platform and said trailer to be transported simultaneously;whereby said trailer mounted to said tractor is supported above the road surface and transported by said trailer recovery vehicle when said tractor simultaneously pulls said trailer recovery vehicle and said trailer.