Patent ID: 6224082
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A trailer for receiving cargo thereon and for attachment to a towing vehicle to transport cargo, the trailer comprising:a gooseneck including a substantially rigid frame having a lower end, an upper end, and a towing vehicle attachment adjacent the upper end for attaching the gooseneck to the towing vehicle,said gooseneck further including a load carrier movable relative to the frame between a detached position and an attached position;a substantially rigid trailer deck having a front end, a back end, a central longitudinal axis extending from the front end to the back end, and transversely extending towing structure rearwardly spaced from the front end of the deck,said load carrier having a retainer leg that is hooked behind said towing structure in engagement therewith when the load carrier is in said attached position to establish a towing connection between the gooseneck and the deck,said towing structure including generally rearwardly facing surface portions that are spaced outwardly in opposite lateral directions from said central longitudinal axis of the deck,said retainer leg including generally forwardly facing surface portions that are spaced outwardly in opposite lateral directions from said longitudinal axis of the deck in disposition to engage said rearwardly facing surface portions of the towing structure when the load carrier is in said attached position;a plurality of ground engaging wheels rotatably mounted to the trailer deck;a securement establishing a lifting connection between the gooseneck and the front end of the deck,said securement being disposed forwardly of said retainer leg and said towing structure,said securement including components on the frame and the deck that are spaced outwardly in opposite lateral directions from said central longitudinal axis of the deck; andan actuator operatively coupled between said frame and the load carrier to move the load carrier between said detached and attached positions.