Patent ID: 6726235
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: B60D,B60S

Abstract:
A trailer mover for a trailer including a forwardly extending tongue, the trailer mover comprising:a bracket pivotally attached about a horizontal axis to the tongue of the trailer; a gearbox rotatably attached to the bracket about a second axis disposed perpendicular to the horizontal axis, the gearbox being selectively movable between a vertically disposed lowered working position and a horizontally disposed raised storage position by pivoting the bracket about the horizontal axis, the gearbox being further selectively rotatable with respect to the bracket about the second axis when in the lowered working position; a groundwheel rotatably mounted in the gearbox and disposed to extend out from the distal end thereof; a driven gear rotatably mounted in the gearbox and operably attached to the groundwheel; a drive gear rotatably mounted in the gearbox and drivably coupled to the driven gear; a hand crank journaled in the gearbox and drivably coupled to the drive gear; and a lock pin journaled in the gearbox and being selectively movable between a locked position in engagement with the drive gear and an unlocked position disengaged from the drive gear.