Patent ID: 8191921
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A trailer system, comprising: a center deck assembly comprising a center deck panel, a first wheel assembly, a second wheel assembly, and an axle; multiple side deck panels; a hitch assembly; and a rectangular steel tube that fits in a receiver hitch; wherein in a first configuration the axle is pinned in multiple locations to prevent lateral rotation of the first wheel assembly and the second wheel assembly; wherein removal of the axle permits the first wheel assembly and the second wheel assembly to rotate laterally from the first configuration into a folded configuration; wherein the axle is attached to the center deck panel in order to lock the first wheel assembly and the second wheel assembly in the folded configuration; wherein each side deck panel is attached to the center deck panel or to another side deck panel via a locking mechanism; wherein at least two side deck panels of the multiple side deck panels are configured as a cargo platform; wherein each side deck panel of the at least two side deck panels comprises a gusset, so that the at least two side deck panels collectively comprise multiple gussets; wherein the gussets on the at least two side deck panels facilitate attachment of the at least two side deck panels to the rectangular steel tube when the at least two side deck panels are configured as the cargo platform; and wherein the locking mechanism is used to connect the at least two side deck panels for use as the cargo platform.