Patent ID: 8651510

Claim:
A trailer comprising: i) a draw bar; ii) a trailer frame supporting a trailer bed; iii) an arm including a first pivot mount; iv) an axle pivotally connected to the arm at the first pivot mount; v) an actuator actuatable to exert a force on the arm relative to the trailer frame; wherein the axle includes at least one associated wheel and the wheel has a plane of rotation in which the wheel rotates when traveling in a forward direction, and the actuator is located substantially in the plane of rotation; whereby the trailer bed may be raised or lowered by exerting a force on the arm relative to the trailer frame; wherein the trailer frame includes a second pivot mount, the arm being pivotally movable relative to the trailer frame about the second pivot mount; and wherein the trailer frame includes a third pivot mount located higher than and rearward of the second pivot mount, the actuator pivotally mounted to the third pivot mount and actuatable to exert a force on the arm resulting in rotation of the arm about the second pivot mount.