Patent ID: 8016524

Claim:
A transport trailer for transporting vehicles comprising: a trailer body with a floor, two side walls and a roof with a rear opening for loading an interior of the trailer body; the trailer body being mounted on ground wheels with a front connection for towing of the trailer for transporting cargo contained within the trailer body; and an apparatus for increasing the load capacity of the trailer body when used for transporting golf carts or recreational vehicles, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of upstanding logistic posts at spaced positions along the side walls of the trailer; a plurality of beams each beam spanning across the trailer and removably supported on the posts; a foldable platform at a height part way between the floor and the roof; the platform being formed of a plurality of panels; each panel connected with an outer edge thereof hingedly mounted to a respective one of the side walls of the trailer; the panels being pivotally movable about a hinge line at the respective side wall; the panels thus defining an operating position in which the panels extend part way across the trailer to form a horizontal support carried on the beams; the panels thus defining a stored position in which the panels extend substantially vertically along the respective side wall of the trailer; the panels being separate from the beams and hinged at the outer edge thereof to the respective side wall such that the panels are movable to the stored position while the beams remain connected across the posts; and a ramp assembly arranged to extend rearwardly of the rear opening of the trailer to the ground for loading the vehicles; the ramp assembly being arranged to cooperate with the floor and with the horizontal support formed by the panels for loading the vehicles on the floor and on the horizontal support.