Patent ID: 7815476

Claim:
An amphibious utility trailer adapted to transport a light load over land and to transport an all terrain vehicle (ATV) over land or water and that enables drive-on loading of said ATV from land while attached to a towing vehicle and back-down water-launching of said trailer/ATV while attached to said towing vehicle, said utility trailer comprising: a frame having a front end and a rear end, said front end serving as a bow and said rear end serving as a stern during water transport, a tongue affixed to said front end of said frame to enable land-towing, a substantially flat and unobstructed deck mounted on a top of said frame to enable hauling of said light load, a railing system extending around a periphery of said substantially flat deck that includes a walk-off gate positioned near said front end of said frame to enable ingress/egress of personnel during said water launching while said trailer is attached to said towing vehicle and an ATV drive-off gate positioned near said rear end of said frame to enable land loading/unloading of said ATV while said trailer is attached to said towing vehicle, a drive-off ramp mounted near said rear end of said trailer to enable said ATV to drive on and off said trailer when attached to said towing vehicle, an axel mounted on an underside of said frame for carrying a pair of wheels and positioned at a fore-aft location between said front and rear ends of said frame to enable water-launching of said trailer via said tongue when attached to a towing vehicle, each of said wheels being positioned on a respective side of said frame, a floatation system to provide buoyancy in water, said floatation system including a series of individual buoyancy segments mounted on the underside of said frame in front of and behind said axel, and a propulsor positioned near the rear end of said frame opposite said tongue, said propulsor being operable to receive power from said ATV to propel said utility trailer through water in a direction of said tongue.