Patent ID: 7300067
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: B60P,B63C

Abstract:
1. A trailer adapted for a boat, the trailer comprising: a substantially U-shaped chassis including two branches connected to a connecting part at a first end portion of each of the two branches; a plurality of wheels; a first pair of struts, wherein a first strut of the first pair of struts is connected to the first end portion of a first branch of the two branches of the substantially U-shaped chassis and a second strut of the first pair of struts is connected to the first end portion of a second branch of the two branches of the substantially U-shaped chassis; a second pair of struts, wherein a third strut of the second pair of struts is connected to a second end portion of the first branch and a fourth strut of the second pair of struts is connected to a second end portion of the second branch; and a sling oriented between the first strut and the second strut of said first pair of struts, the sling configured to support the boat by abutting against an outer surface of a hull of the boat, wherein the first strut of the first pair of struts includes a first hydraulic operated piston-cylinder arrangement and the second strut of the first pair of struts includes a second hydraulic operated piston-cylinder arrangement, the first and second piston-cylinder arrangements being coordinated by the sling which is configured to interact with a forward portion assigned to the hull of the boat and wherein the first and second piston-cylinder arrangements are hydraulically directly interconnected such that hydraulic oil is distributed, under an overpressure, between the first and second piston-cylinder arrangements in response to a rocking or rolling motion of the hull of the boat.