Patent ID: 9056639
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A utility trailer configured to be towed behind a vehicle that facilitates alteration between an open configuration and a compact configuration comprising: a center trailer section comprising: a front trailer section comprising: a rear trailer section comprising: a tongue that facilitates connection between said center trailer section and said vehicle; a rearward offset hinge mechanism comprising two offset braces joined by a rear pivot, that pivotally joins said center trailer section and said rear trailer section such that the pivot point of said junction is offset above said center bed floor by a distance of half the combined thickness of said collapsed center side barrier, said collapsed rear side barrier, said rear end barrier, combined with said rear pivot diameter, thereby allowing said rear trailer section to stack directly upon said collapsed center trailer section thereby minimizing the overall stack height of said center and said rear trailer sections; and, a forward offset hinge mechanism comprising two forward offset braces joined by a forward pivot, that pivotally joins said center trailer section and said front trailer section such that the pivot point of said junction is offset above said center bed floor by a distance of half the combined thickness of said collapsed center side barrier, said collapsed rear side barrier, said rear end barrier and said rear trailer section, said collapsed forward side barrier, said front end barrier, combined with said forward and rear pivot diameter, thereby allowing said front trailer section to stack directly upon said collapsed rear trailer section when it is stacked directly upon said center trailer section thereby minimizing the overall stack height of said center, said rear and said front trailer sections.