Patent ID: 6527336
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A utility trailer comprising:a) a base frame having wheels attached thereto; b) a cap, moveable, by means of a lifting/lowering mechanism, between a first position in sealing engagement with said base frame, wherein said cap and said base frame form a sealed enclosure for protecting contents loaded onto said base frame, and a second position vertically displaced from said first position, said lifting/lowering mechanism comprising: i) a lifting frame including at least four lift posts extending upwardly from said base frame; ii) a winch having a reel; and iii) at least four cables, each cable extending from said winch reel through a respective lift post with the end remote from the winch reel attached to said cap, whereby rotation of the winch reel in a first direction causes said cap to raise from said first position to said second position, and rotation of said winch reel in a second direction, opposite to said first direction, causes said cap to lower from said second position to said first position.