Patent ID: 7059626

Claim:
A utility trailer adapted for transporting equipment in a use configuration and having a low profile storage configuration comprising: a) a frame adapted to support equipment and including a pair of spaced side rails; b) a pair of ground traversing wheels; c) a pair of wheel mounting assemblies; each of said mounting assemblies operably joining a respective wheel to a respective side rail; each of said mounting assemblies including: 1) an elongate swing arm pivotally mounted at a first end thereof to a respective side rail and having a second end; 2) a shock absorber pivotally mounted at a first end thereof to a respective side rail and having a second end; 3) a hub rotatably joined to a respective wheel; said hub being removably joined to a respective swing arm second end and to a respective shock absorber second end by a manually removable first pin so as to allow each wheel with an associated hub to be selectively moved between said use configuration wherein the hub is joined to the trailer and said storage configuration wherein said hub is removed from a remainder of said trailer; said frame being raisable to an upright position when in said storage configuration wherein said swing arm second ends and said shock absorber second ends swing toward respective side rails to produce a low profile of the trailer while being stored; and including 4) a second pin for operably connecting each swing arm to a respective hub.