Patent ID: 7213847

Claim:
A trailer having an enclosure and a exhaust fume diverter for connection to an exhaust pipe of a vehicle, the vehicle having a tow bar for releasable connection to a coupler of the trailer so that said trailer can be towed by said vehicle, the diverter comprising: a conduit along which exhaust fumes of said towing vehicle can flow; and a coupling member to connect said conduit to a terminal end of the exhaust pipe of the towing vehicle; wherein said conduit includes: a rigid bent portion having an inlet to be connected to said exhaust pipe by way of said coupling member, an outlet to discharge said exhaust fumes and a connecting portion located between said inlet and outlet and adapted to displace said outlet from said inlet laterally towards said tow bar of said towing vehicle; an exhaust portion to be secured to said trailer and having an inlet to receive said exhaust fumes and an outlet to vent said exhaust fumes away from said trailer; and a flexible portion connecting said outlet of said rigid bent portion to said inlet of said exhaust portion and adapted in use to maintain flow of said exhaust fumes through said conduit and away from said trailer.