Patent ID: 6149369
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A trailer which comprises:(a) a frame having a first end and a second end with side members extending therebetween;(b) a tongue assembly mounted on the first end of the frame;(c) a single axle having opposed ends and attached to and extending between the side members of the frame spaced apart from the first end of the frame with wheels rotatably mounted on the opposed ends of the axle adjacent the side members of the frame;(d) a bed having a first portion and a second portion, each portion having first and second ends, the first portion being mounted at the first end to the first end of the frame and the second end of the first portion being pivotably connected at a connection point to the first end of the second portion wherein the connection point of the first and second portions of the bed is located adjacent the axle between the first end of the frame and the axle; and(e) pivoting means for pivoting the second portion of the bed from a raised position with the first and second portions of the bed in a same plane to a load position with the second end of the second portion adjacent a ground surface such that the second portion of the bed extends between the ground surface and the second end of the first portion at an angle, the pivoting means including a lifting means mounted on the second end of the frame and connected to the second portion of the bed.