Patent ID: 8317215

Claim:
A cargo carrier trailer for movably supporting cargo, said cargo carrier trailer comprising: a frame configured to support cargo at said cargo carrier; a tongue assembly, said tongue assembly coupled at a forward end portion of said frame and adapted to releasably couple to a fifth wheel receiver of a tow vehicle; a carriage assembly movably coupled at said frame and movable longitudinally along said frame; at least two wheels at each side of said carriage assembly, each of said wheels being rotatably mounted to a respective support arm, each said support arm being coupled at said carriage assembly, said wheels being independently mounted to the respective support arms; said support arms being pivotally mounted to said carriage assembly at respective sides of said carriage assembly and being independently pivotable relative to said carriage assembly to adjust height, fore/aft tilt, and left/right tilt of said frame relative to a support surface, wherein said support arms are independently pivotable to (a) position said frame between lowered positions and raised positions for loading and unloading, (b) level said frame when all of said wheels along one side of said carriage assembly are positioned at a different elevation than all of said wheels along the opposite side of said carriage assembly due to said wheels engaging a non-level support surface, and (c) position and level said frame for transporting along varying terrain conditions; and a carriage actuator, said carriage actuator coupled between said frame and said carriage assembly and adapted to move said carriage assembly fore and aft along said frame.