Patent ID: 7712813
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: B60P,B62D

Abstract:
1. An expandable trailer comprising: a central enclosure defining a maximum interior height of the trailer; a chassis having a central longitudinal axis for supporting the central enclosure thereon; at least one horizontal rectangular floor section, having an inner longitudinal edge and a rail parallel to the axis, the inner longitudinal edge of the floor section aligned parallel to the axis and between its corresponding rail and the axis; and at least one rectangular floor element, having a first longitudinal edge that pivotally coupled to the inner longitudinal edge of a corresponding one of the at least one floor sections, a distance between the first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge of the at least one floor element opposite to the first longitudinal edge being substantially greater than one half of the maximum interior height of the trailer; at least one support, comprising an inner member and an outer member, the outer member having an inner opening that extends substantially along a length of the outer member, the inner member housed within the opening and coupled to the rail of a corresponding one of at least one floor sections, the at least one support being extendable