Patent ID: 6722683
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
An over-the-road trailer for an undesirably over-width object, comprising a cradle on which the object is seated, a wheeled frame carrying said cradle, and means for tilting said cradle relative to said frame from a generally horizontal position to a position at an angle to said frame sufficient to make the effective width of said object within legal limits for over-the-road travel, said tilting means comprising a lifting arm mounted on a pivot, at one end of said arm, on said frame and connected at another end to said cradle, means for moving said lifting arm about said pivot, and guide and support means, including a track on said frame and an arm mounted on said cradle, said arm moving in a direction toward said pivot in response to raising of said cradle by said lifting arm and having a member bearing on said frame track.