Patent Publication Number: US-11390337-B2

Title: Anti-roll over trailer improvements

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
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     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     A trailer configured to lower an overall center of gravity thereof. Said trailer comprises a tank, a wheel assembly, a height and a length. Said tank comprises a cavity contained within a lower body, a tilted body, a front end and a rear end. Said lower body comprises a lower body height, a lower body length, a lower body ground clearance and a lower center of gravity. Said tilted body comprises a tilted body ground clearance, a tilted body length, said height and a tilted portion center of gravity. Said tank comprises said length, a height equal to said height of said tilted body, and a ground clearance equal to said lower body ground clearance. Said cavity is configured to contain a fluid. Said lower body height of said lower body is lower than said height of said tilted body. Said tilted body ground clearance is a minimum height to selectively mate with a vehicle. Said tilted body comprises an incline angle relative to said lower body. Said lower body is substantially horizontal. Said tilted body extends up, toward said front end, and does not bend again after bending up from a horizontal plane. 
     Said trailer configured to lower an overall center of gravity thereof. Said trailer comprises said tank, said wheel assembly, said height and said length. Said tank comprises said cavity contained within said lower body, said tilted body, said front end and said rear end. Said lower body comprises said lower body height, said lower body length, said lower body ground clearance and said lower center of gravity. Said tilted body comprises said tilted body ground clearance, said tilted body length, said height and said tilted portion center of gravity. Said tank comprises said length, a height equal to said height of said tilted body, and a ground clearance equal to said lower body ground clearance. Said cavity is configured to contain said fluid. Said lower body height of said lower body is lower than said height of said tilted body. Said tilted body ground clearance is a minimum height to selectively mate with said vehicle. Said tilted body comprises said incline angle relative to said lower body. Said lower body is substantially horizontal. Said tilted body extends up, toward said front end, and does not bend again after bending up from a horizontal plane. Said lower body and said tilted body each comprise a substantially round cross-section having a width. Said width comprises a diameter of said circular cross-section. Said diameter of said lower body and said tilted body are equal when said cavity within said trailer is filled with said fluid, a fluid mass of said fluid is evenly distributed along said length of said trailer since said diameter of said lower body and said tilted body are equal. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING 
         FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C  illustrate an elevated top side view and two front side views of a trailer  100 . 
         FIGS. 2A and 2B  illustrate an elevated first and second side view of said trailer  100 . 
         FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C  illustrate two elevated front side views of said trailer  100  overlaid with a dual level trailer  300 , and one elevated side view of said dual level trailer  300 . 
         FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C  illustrate a front side view of said trailer  100  with a cavity  400 . 
         FIGS. 5A and 5B  illustrate an elevated side view of said trailer  100  and said dual level trailer  300 , with a fluid  402 , each in a partially filled state  500 . 
         FIG. 6  illustrates an elevated side view of said trailer  100  with a vehicle  600 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The following description is presented to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the invention as claimed and is provided in the context of the particular examples discussed below, variations of which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. In the interest of clarity, not all features of an actual implementation are described in this specification. It will be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation (as in any development project), design decisions must be made to achieve the designers&#39; specific goals (e.g., compliance with system- and business-related constraints), and that these goals will vary from one implementation to another. It will also be appreciated that such development effort might be complex and time-consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the field of the appropriate art having the benefit of this disclosure. Accordingly, the claims appended hereto are not intended to be limited by the disclosed embodiments, but are to be accorded their widest scope consistent with the principles and features disclosed herein. 
     These parts are illustrated in the figures and discussed below:
         a trailer  100 ,   a tank  102 ,   a lower body  104 ,   a tilted body  106 ,   a front end  110 ,   a rear end  112 ,   a wheel assembly  114 ,   a portal  116 ,   one or more legs  118 ,   a first legs  118   a,      a second legs  118   b,      a plurality of wheels  120 ,   a first wheels  120   a,      a second wheels  120   b,      a rear wheel fender  122 ,   a rear bumper  124 ,   a drain portal  126 ,   a kingpin assembly  128 ,   a height  130 ,   a length  132 ,   a tilted body ground clearance  134 ,   a lower body height  136 ,   a lower body length  138 ,   a tilted body length  142 ,   a lower body ground clearance  144 ,   an incline angle  146         

       FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C  illustrate an elevated top side view and two front side views of said trailer  100 . 
     In one embodiment, said trailer  100  can comprise said tank  102 , said wheel assembly  114 , said portal  116 , said one or more legs  118 , said plurality of wheels  120 , said rear bumper  124 , said drain portal  126 , said kingpin assembly  128 , said height  130  and said length  132 . 
     In one embodiment, said tank  102  can comprise said lower body  104 , said tilted body  106 , said front end  110  and said rear end  112 . 
     In one embodiment, said lower body  104  can comprise said lower body height  136 , said lower body length  138  and said lower body ground clearance  144 . 
     In one embodiment, said tilted body  106  can comprise said tilted body length  142 , said tilted body ground clearance  134 , and said incline angle  146 . 
     In one embodiment, said wheel assembly  114  can comprise said plurality of wheels  120  which can comprise said first wheels  120   a  and said second wheels  120   b . As illustrated, each of which can comprise an axel with multiple wheels on each, as is known in the art. In one embodiment, said one or more legs  118  can comprise said first legs  118   a  and said second legs  118   b.    
     In one embodiment, said lower body  104  can be configured minimize said lower body ground clearance  144  to the fullest extent possible while ensuring said tank  102  passes all safety codes and government requirements for said lower body ground clearance  144 . Accordingly, said trailer  100  is configured to attach to standard vehicles and pass safety standards while lowering its overall mass, as discussed herein. 
     In one embodiment, said lower body length  138  is greater than said tilted body length  142 , as illustrated. Accordingly, the volume within said tank  102  is substantially contained within said lower body  104 . 
     In one embodiment, said tilted body ground clearance  134  is a minimum height to accommodate standard vehicles and to mate with a trailer hitch system of such vehicles, as is known in the art. 
     In one embodiment, said tilted body  106  can comprise said incline angle  146  relative to said lower body  104 . Said incline angle  146  can comprise approximately 15 degrees. In one embodiment, said incline angle  146  can increase or decrease depending on said length  132  of said tank  102 , according to the rules of trigonometry. 
       FIGS. 2A and 2B  illustrate an elevated first and second side view of said trailer  100 . 
     Said lower body  104  can comprise a lower center of gravity  200 , said lower body height  136 , said lower body length  138  and said lower body ground clearance  144 ; and said tilted body  106  comprises a tilted portion center of gravity  202 , said height  130 , said tilted body ground clearance  134  and said tilted body length  142 . 
     Said lower body  104  and said tilted body  106  can each comprise a width  204 . In one embodiment, said lower body  104  and said tilted body  106  can comprise a circular cross-section with said width  204  comprising a diameter  206 . 
       FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C  illustrate two elevated front side views of said trailer  100  overlaid with a dual level trailer  300 , and one elevated side view of said dual level trailer  300 . 
     The applicant previously filed on said dual level trailer  300  in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/400,783. Overlaid in  FIGS. 3A-3B  are the current disclosure and said dual level trailer  300 . 
     As opposed to said dual level trailer  300 , said trailer  100  can comprise said tilted body  106  without a second substantially horizontal section  302 , as illustrated herein. 
       FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C  illustrate a front side view of said trailer  100  with a cavity  400 . 
     In one embodiment, said tank  102  can comprise said cavity  400  configured to hold a fluid  402 . 
     In one embodiment, said trailer  100  can be configured to hold a fluid mass  406  associated with said fluid  402  as low as possible. For example, since liquid fluids naturally settle in the lowest points within said cavity  400 , such mass will naturally settle in said lower body  104  prior to said tilted body  106 . Likewise, said fluid  402  will uniformly settle toward said rear end  112  due to the tilted configuration of said tilted body  106 . 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 4B-4C , once said lower body  104  is filled completely with said fluid  402 , said fluid  402  will progressively climb up said tilted body  106  and begin to lift a center of mass  404  for said trailer  100 . 
     In one embodiment, said tank  102  can comprise a cross-section shape of an oval, circle, or an irregular shape. In one embodiment, said cavity  400  can comprise substantial cylinder shaped and can be hollow to form a portion of said cavity  400 . 
     Said drain portal  126  can be provided to allow fluid to be input into said cavity  400 . 
     Said cavity  400  can extend for the entire length of said trailer  100  or have separate partitions. 
     Said lower body  104  (having a lower center of gravity) can be a cylinder or other shape as known in the art; wherein, said lower body  104  can include a portion of said cavity  400  and can be substantially horizontal. Likewise, said cavity  400  within said tilted body  106  can be inclined at said incline angle  146 . 
     Said cavity  400  can comprise a lower cavity  408  in said lower body  104 , an upper cavity  410  in said tilted body  106 ; 
       FIGS. 5A and 5B  illustrate an elevated side view of said trailer  100  and said dual level trailer  300 , with said fluid  402 , each in a partially filled state  500 . 
       FIG. 6  illustrates an elevated side view of said trailer  100  with a vehicle  600 . 
     The following paragraphs are included for completeness of disclosure and are based on the original filed claims. 
     Said trailer  100  configured to lower an overall center of gravity thereof. Said trailer  100  comprises said tank  102 , said wheel assembly  114 , said height  130  and said length  132 . Said tank  102  comprises said cavity  400  contained within said lower body  104 , said tilted body  106 , said front end  110  and said rear end  112 . Said lower body  104  comprises said lower body height  136 , said lower body length  138 , said lower body ground clearance  144  and said lower center of gravity  200 . Said tilted body  106  comprises said tilted body ground clearance  134 , said tilted body length  142 , said height  130  and said tilted portion center of gravity  202 . Said tank  102  comprises said length  132 , a height equal to said height  130  of said tilted body  106 , and a ground clearance equal to said lower body ground clearance  144 . Said cavity  400  can be configured to contain said fluid  402 . Said lower body height  136  of said lower body  104  can be lower than said height  130  of said tilted body  106 . Said tilted body ground clearance  134  is a minimum height to selectively mate with said vehicle  600 . Said tilted body  106  comprises said incline angle  146  relative to said lower body  104 . Said lower body  104  can be substantially horizontal. Said tilted body  106  extends up, toward said front end  110 , and does not bend again after bending up from a horizontal plane. 
     Said incline angle  146  increases and decreases depending on said length  132  of said tank  102 . 
     Said lower body  104  and said tilted body  106  each comprise a substantially round cross-section having said width  204 . Said width  204  comprises said diameter  206  of said circular cross-section. 
     Said diameter  206  of said lower body  104  and said tilted body  106  can be equal when said cavity  400  within said trailer  100  can be filled with said fluid  402 , said fluid mass  406  of said fluid  402  can be evenly distributed along said length  132  of said trailer  100  since said diameter  206  of said lower body  104  and said tilted body  106  can be equal. 
     Said fluid  402  comprises a gas fluid and said liquid fluid. Said cavity  400  comprises said lower cavity  408  in said lower body  104 , said upper cavity  410  in said tilted body  106 . Said fluid  402  naturally fills portions of said lower cavity  408  before filing portions of said upper cavity  410 . Said tank  102  holds said fluid  402  lower and further back from said upper cavity  410  by holding a greater percentage of said fluid  402 , having a higher density than a gas fluid situated above said fluid  402 , within said lower cavity  408  than a lesser percentage of said upper cavity  410  within said upper cavity  410 . 
     Said lower cavity  408  comprises a larger volume than said upper cavity  410 . Said lower body length  138  of said lower body  104  can be larger than said tilted body length  142  of said tilted body  106 . Said lower cavity  408  comprises A lower cavity volume  412 . Said upper cavity  410  comprises an upper cavity volume  414 . Said lower cavity volume  412  can be larger than said upper cavity volume  414 . 
     Said tilted body  106  comprises said incline angle  146 . Said incline angle  146  comprises approximately 15 degrees. 
     each of said lower body  104  and said tilted body  106  can be substantially cylindrical. 
     Said lower body  104  can be at a rear portion of said tank  102 . Said tilted body  106  can be at a forward portion of said tank  102 . 
     Said lower body  104  can be supported by said wheel assembly  114 . 
     Said wheel assembly  114  comprises a plurality of wheels. Said trailer  100  comprises said one or more legs  118 . Said one or more legs  118  configured to selectively extend and contract for support of said trailer  100 . 
     Said tank  102  comprises A plurality of bands  148  and a plurality of sections  150 . 
     Said cavity  400  can be sealed for selectively holding said fluid  402 . 
     Said trailer  100  further comprises said kingpin assembly  128 . Said kingpin assembly  128  of said trailer  100  can be mounted below said tilted body  106 . 
     Said trailer  100  configured to lower an overall center of gravity thereof. Said trailer  100  comprises said tank  102 , said wheel assembly  114 , said height  130  and said length  132 . Said tank  102  comprises said cavity  400  contained within said lower body  104 , said tilted body  106 , said front end  110  and said rear end  112 . Said lower body  104  comprises said lower body height  136 , said lower body length  138 , said lower body ground clearance  144  and said lower center of gravity  200 . Said tilted body  106  comprises said tilted body ground clearance  134 , said tilted body length  142 , said height  130  and said tilted portion center of gravity  202 . Said tank  102  comprises said length  132 , a height equal to said height  130  of said tilted body  106 , and a ground clearance equal to said lower body ground clearance  144 . Said cavity  400  can be configured to contain said fluid  402 . Said lower body height  136  of said lower body  104  can be lower than said height  130  of said tilted body  106 . Said tilted body ground clearance  134  is a minimum height to selectively mate with said vehicle  600 . Said tilted body  106  comprises said incline angle  146  relative to said lower body  104 . Said lower body  104  can be substantially horizontal. Said tilted body  106  extends up, toward said front end  110 , and does not bend again after bending up from a horizontal plane. Said lower body  104  and said tilted body  106  each comprise a substantially round cross-section having said width  204 . Said width  204  comprises said diameter  206  of said circular cross-section. Said diameter  206  of said lower body  104  and said tilted body  106  can be equal when said cavity  400  within said trailer  100  can be filled with said fluid  402 , said fluid mass  406  of said fluid  402  can be evenly distributed along said length  132  of said trailer  100  since said diameter  206  of said lower body  104  and said tilted body  106  can be equal. 
     Various changes in the details of the illustrated operational methods are possible without departing from the scope of the following claims. Some embodiments may combine the activities described herein as being separate steps. Similarly, one or more of the described steps may be omitted, depending upon the specific operational environment the method is being implemented in. It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. For example, the above-described embodiments may be used in combination with each other. Many other embodiments will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description. The scope of the invention should, therefore, be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. In the appended claims, the terms “including” and “in which” are used as the plain-English equivalents of the respective terms “comprising” and “wherein.”