Patent ID: 6446569
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A boat to trailer conversion apparatus comprising a pneumatic wheel being supported on a support column, said support column is hingedly connected to a side of said boat, means for rotating said wheel and said support column from a ground surface engaging position to a storage position below a deck of said boat through an angle of substantially 270 degrees, said means for rotating rotates said wheel in a direction which is normal to the longitudinal direction of said boat,including means for releasably arresting said column between brackets on said side of said boat when said wheel is in a ground engaging position, wherein said means for releasably arresting includes a locking pin slidably received in a slot in said column, said locking pin is movable in a curved slot in each of said brackets from an arrest position to a release position including means for biasing said locking pin to a downward position, including means for moving said locking pin upwardly against said means for biasing from said deck of said boat.