Abstract:
A trailer that has doors and openings to hold and transport items, and can convert to a flatbed trailer with a trunk door, a flatbed front, and flatbed sides.

Description:
This Application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/518,619 filed 11 Sep. 2006, now abandoned as of the filing of this CIP application, which claims priority from a provisional patent application No. 60/729,386, filed on 24 Oct. 2005, which documents are incorporated herein in their entirety by this reference thereto. 
    
    
     GOVERNMENT RIGHTS 
     This invention was not made with Government support under. The Government does not have any rights in this invention. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Trailers may be used to load, unload thing, store, and transport items and goods. For example, a loading device may be used to assist in loading motorcycles onto the beds of pickup trucks. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 3,492,042 (“the &#39;042 patent”) illustrates a “vehicle body.” The abstract discloses “A two-wheeled camping trailer convertible into a general utility trailer.” However, the 042 patent is not convertible to a flatbed trailer with upstanding walls. The &#39;042 patent does not have a lower opening, or a back side opening. The &#39;042 patent is lower than typical shelf height. The &#39;042 patent discloses the lowest portion, the frame 16 as having a cut-out for the tires, which limits its flatbed space usage. 
     As can be seen, there is a need for a trailer that can be used to store and transport camping supplies, and be converted into a flatbed trailer. There is a need for a trailer that can have access to storage compartments, whereby the access can be from the rear, front, sides, or top. 
     There is also a need to have a spare tire on the trailer. 
     There is also a need to lock the trailer doors or access means. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     One aspect of the present invention is a trailer ( 10 ), comprising: a platform ( 20 ) being rollably supported by a displacement means ( 30 ); a flatbed assembly ( 370 ) disposed on said platform ( 20 ). 
     These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings, description and claims. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a pictorial view of a front and left side of an embodiment of the trailer. 
         FIG. 2  is a pictorial view of a rear or back and right side of an embodiment of the trailer. 
         FIG. 3  is a pictorial view of the right side of an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is pictorial of an embodiment of the left side of the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  is a rear view pictorial of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  is another rear view pictorial of an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 7  is a pictorial view of how the present invention may be assembled or disassembled. 
         FIG. 8  is a pictorial of a securement means of the present invention. 
         FIG. 9  is a pictorial of the present invention in a camping setting. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out the invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for illustrating the general principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims. 
     REFERENCE NUMERALS 
     
         
         
           
               10  trailer 
               20  platform 
               30  displacement means 
               40  wheel 
               50  axle 
               60  tongue 
               70  hitch 
               80  hitch wheel and caster assembly 
               90  front side 
               100  top side 
               110  back side 
               120  left side 
               130  right side 
               140  front door 
               150  first left side door 
               160  second left side door 
               170  third left side door 
               180  back door 
               190  first right side door 
               200  second right side door 
               210  third right side door 
               220  latch lock 
               230  support receiver 
               240  support 
               250  opening 
               260  shelf 
               270  hinge 
               280  door lock 
               290  back side first door 
               300  back side second door 
               310  back side opening 
               320  column 
               330  removable panel 
               340  slider 
               350  trunk door 
               360  short slider 
               370  flatbed assembly 
               380  flatbed side 
               390  flatbed front 
               400  divider 
               410  removable securement means 
               420  tire holder 
               430  cubicle shaped frame 
               440  upstanding wall 
               450  lower opening 
               460  flatbed bottom 
               470  handle 
           
         
       
    
       FIG. 1  illustrates an embodiment of a trailer  10  of the present invention  10 . The trailer  10  may have a trailer frame  20  or platform  20  having a tongue  60  extending forwardly therefrom. The tongue  60  may have a hitch  70  extending upwardly therefrom so that the trailer  10  can attach to a motor vehicle. A hitch wheel and caster assembly  80  may extend downwardly from the tongue  60 . The tongue  60  may have a tire holder  420  on the tongue  60 . The platform  20  may support a flatbed side  380  or two flatbed sides  380 , a flatbed front  390 , and a rear door  350 , as illustrated in  FIG. 7 . The flatbed assembly  370  may have a divider  400  that can removed or installed, if one or two openings  250  are desired. 
     In one embodiment of the trailer  10 , above the flatbed side  380  may be a cubicle shaped frame  430 , having a first left side door  150 , a second left side door  160 , and a third left side door  170 . Each door  150 ,  160 , and  170  may be hingedly connected to the cubicle shaped frame  430 . The doors  150 ,  160 , and  170  may be opened to access an opening  250 . A shelf  260  may be removably disposed within the opening  250 . The shelf  260  may be secured or removably secured to an upstanding wall  430 . 
     The front side  90  may have a flatbed front  390 , and a front door  140  hingedly secured to the cubicle shaped frame  430 , also referred to herein as a frame  430 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , one embodiment of the trailer  10  may have the platform  20  supported by an axle  50  and wheel  40  that is rotatably fixed to the axle  50   
       FIG. 2  illustrates a pictorial of an embodiment of the trailer  10 , having a right side  130 . The right side  130  may have a flatbed side  380  and above the flatbed side  380 , the trailer  10  may have a first right side door  190 , a second right side door  200 , and a third right side door  210 . The rear side  110  may have a rear door  180 , which may be hingedly connected to the frame  430 . platform  20 . A trunk door  350  may be hingedly connected to the platform  20  via a hinge  270 . 
       FIG. 3  illustrates one embodiment of the present invention  10  having a second right side door  200  that may fold downwardly via a hinge  270  that may be connected to the frame  430 . When the second right side door  200  is opened and folded downwardly, it  200  may be supported by a support  240  that fits into a support receiver  230  secured on the second right side door  200 . The receiver  230  is also illustrated in  FIG. 2 . 
       FIG. 4  illustrates the left side  120  of the trailer  10 . The left side  120  may have a flatbed side  380  secured to the platform  20 . Above the flatbed side  380  may be a first left side door  150 , and to the right of the first left side door may be a second left side door  160 , and to the right of the second left side door  160  may be a third left side door  170 . Each door  150 ,  160 ,  170  may be hingedly connected to the cubicle frame  430  via a hinge  270 . A shelf  260  may be secured to an upstanding wall  440  of the frame  430 , to define an opening  250  within the doors  150 ,  160 ,  170 . 
       FIG. 5  illustrates a back side  110  of one embodiment of the trailer  10  of the present invention  10 . The back side  110  may have a trunk door  350  that may be hingedly connected to the platform  20 , so that the trunk door  350  folds downwardly. The frame  430  may have columns  320  that support the frame  430  within the flatbed assembly  370 . Above the columns  370  may be a back side first door  290 , and to the right of the back side first door  290  may be a back side second door  300 . In one embodiment of the present invention  10  the back side second door  300  may be disposed at a distance to the right of the back side first door  290 , and a slider  340  may be slidably disposed to the frame  430  at the so as to define a back side opening  310  between the back side first door  290 , back side second door  300 , and the slider  340 . The slider  340  may be disposed upwardly from a flatbed bottom  460  to define a lower opening  460 . The slider  340  may have a removable panel  330 . In one embodiment the removable panel  330  may be disposed at a rear end of the slider  340 . In one embodiment the removable panel  330  may be disposed at a front end of the slider  340 . In one embodiment of the present invention  10  a removable panel  330  may be disposed at each end of the slider  340 , so that there are two removable panels  330 . The trunk door  350  may have a door lock  280  on it so that it can lock in place to the flatbed side  380 . Each door  290 ,  300  may have a handle  470  or latch lock  220 . 
       FIG. 6  illustrates a back side  100  of the present invention  10  having a short slider  360  slidable disposed to the frame  430  near the lower end of, and to the right of the back side first door  290  and near the lower end of, and to the left of the back side second door  300 . 
       FIG. 7  illustrates how parts of the trailer  10  may be disassembled or removed to form a flatbed assembly  370 , having a flatbed front  390  disposed to the front of the platform, a trunk door  350  hingedly disposed on the platform  20  near the rear, two opposed flatbed sides  380  secured to the platform to define an opening  250 . A divider may be disposed between said flatbed front  390  and the trunk door  350  so as to define two openings  250 . 
       FIG. 8  illustrates one embodiment as to how the components of the trailer  10  may be removable secured by a removable securement means  410 . For example, the lower end of the columns  320  may be removably secured to the flatbed bottom  460  via the removable securement means  410 . In one embodiment of the present invention  10 , the removable securement means may be a locking pin assembly, or cotter pin. In addition, the top side  100  may be removably secured to the frame  430  via the removable securement means  410 . Other components may also be removably secured to each other by the same manner or structure. 
       FIG. 10  illustrates one embodiment of the use of the present invention  10  in a camping setting. 
     The trailer  10  may be made of wood, plastic, metal, or other materials with similar properties. 
     It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing relates to exemplary embodiments of the invention and that modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.