Patent ID: 7985043
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: B60P,B62D

Abstract:
1. A trailer for transporting goods, comprising: a trailer frame, the trailer frame having a longitudinal axis and including at least one side door at least substantially covering an opening in the frame when the side door is in the closed position; a powered carousel rotatably mounted within the trailer frame, the carousel rotatable about a carousel axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, the powered carousel including a plurality of supports each disposed radially outward from the carousel axis for supporting goods thereon, and a front plate and a rear plate each connected to a front end of a plurality of supports and a rear end of a plurality of supports, respectively; a lift mechanism for selectively raising and lowering the carousel axis from a raised position to a lowered position; and a locking mechanism for engaging at least one of the front plate and the rear plate to prevent the carousel from inadvertently moving to the lowered position.