Patent ID: 6641160
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A device for preventing the wheel of a boat trailer, wherein said trailer comprises a trailer frame with at least one wheel attached on the left side thereof and at least one wheel attached on the right side thereof, from dropping down against the end of a ramp as said trailer is backed down said ramp, comprising:a. a first skid plate, having a forward portion and a rearward portion, being substantially in the shape of a rectangle with the long axis of said rectangle running parallel to the long axis of said trailer, and being positioned below said trailer frame and immediately forward of said at least one wheel on said left side of said trailer; b. means for attaching said first skid plate to said trailer frame so that the vertical separation between said forward portion of said first skid plate and said trailer frame can be adjusted and fixed, and so that the vertical separation between said rearward portion of said first skid plate and said trailer frame can be adjusted and fixed; c. a second skid plate, having a forward portion and a rearward portion, being substantially in the shape of a rectangle with the long axis of said rectangle running parallel to the long axis of said trailer, and being positioned below said trailer frame and immediately forward of said at least one wheel on said right side of said trailer; and d. means for attaching said second skid plate to said trailer frame so that the vertical separation between said forward portion of said second skid plate and said trailer frame can be adjusted and fixed, and so that the vertical separation between said rearward portion of said second skid plate and said trailer frame can be adjusted and fixed.