Patent ID: 6213507
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B60G,B62D

Abstract:
A vehicle trailer frame, said frame including:a) a pair of elongated spaced-apart parallel main members; andb) at least one cross member/suspension system mounting assembly, said assembly including:i) a cross member having a pair of ends, said cross member extending between said main members, and each of said cross member ends being attached to a respective one of said main members; andii) a pair of suspension assembly mounting members, each of said mounting members being attached to a respective one of said cross member ends and a respective one of said main members, each of the mounting members being generally triangular-shaped and including a horizontally-disposed, generally triangular-shaped base and a pair of spaced-apart, vertically extending and diagonally opposed gussets, said gussets each extending vertically a substantial distance relative to the height of its respective main member, so that an axle/suspension system can be mounted on and depend from said cross member/suspension system mounting assembly, whereby the frame is prevented from significantly deflecting from an unchanged shape to a changed shape.