Patent ID: 8356830
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: B60P,B60R

Abstract:
1. A platform assembly for a trailer, comprising: a first bracket including a first plate and a second plate, the first plate and the second plate each including a fastener hole, a first shaft hole, and a first pin hole, the fastener hole receiving a fastener to clamp the trailer between the first plate and the second plate; a second bracket including a second shaft hole, a second pin hole, a third shaft hole, and a third pin hole, the first shaft hole and the second shaft hole receiving a first shaft that couples the second bracket to the first bracket, the first pin hole and the second pin hole receiving a first pin that prevents the second bracket from rotating relative to the first bracket about the first shaft; a third bracket including a fourth shaft hole, a fourth pin hole, and a channel capturing rollers, the third shaft hole and the fourth shaft hole receiving a second shaft that couples the third bracket to the second bracket, the third pin hole and the fourth pin hole receiving a second pin that prevents the third bracket from rotating relative to the second bracket about the second shaft; and a platform supported by the rollers and including a fifth pin hole, the second pin preventing the platform from translating on the rollers when the second pin is inserted into the third pin hole, the fourth pin hole, and the fifth pin hole.