Patent ID: 8622459

Claim:
A deck assembly for a trailer having rear wheels, the deck assembly comprising: a carrier assembly coupled to an underside of the trailer, the carrier system including a plurality of pipes extending transverse to the trailer, at least one of said plurality of pipes located forward of the rear wheels of the trailer and one of said plurality of pipes located rearward of the rear wheels, a frame support assembly slidably associated with the carrier system, the frame support system including a plurality of frame members which are slidably received in said plurality of pipes for extension and retraction thereof in a transverse direction relative to the trailer, the frame support assembly also including a longitudinally extending rail member fixedly connected to the outer ends of each of the plurality of frame members, a swivel trailer jack attached to the longitudinally extending rail member including a wheel for assisting the extension and retraction of the frame support assembly, a plurality of support legs connected to the frame support assembly for supporting the deck assembly when extended, a deck comprising a plurality of removable deck members, and a drawer formed by a plurality of transversely extending I-beams coupled to the underside of the trailer at a position rearward of the rear wheels, wherein the plurality of removable deck members are stored in the drawer when the deck assembly is retracted and are removed from the drawer and positioned on the frame support assembly when the deck assembly is extended.