Patent ID: 8047758

Claim:
A Universal Folding Boom Trailer ( 30 ) comprising: a boom trailer ( 30 ) including a rotatable boom ( 38 ) for supporting a vehicle ( 34 ) on the rotatable boom ( 38 ) and a pair of support rails ( 64 ) for supporting a personal vehicle ( 36 ) on the support rails ( 64 ) for transport, wherein the boom ( 38 ) is rotatable to a folded position ( 100 ) for trailering by the personal vehicle ( 36 ), rotatable to an unfolded position ( 200 ) for trailering by a towing vehicle ( 32 ) and transporting the vehicle ( 34 ) and the personal vehicle ( 36 ), and rotatable to a crane position ( 300 ) between the folded position ( 100 ) and the unfolded position ( 200 ) for performing a hoisting operation; first means for securing ( 60 ) the Universal Folding Boom Trailer ( 30 ) to the towing vehicle ( 32 ) when the boom ( 38 ) is in the unfolded position ( 200 ); and second means for securing ( 58 ) the Universal Folding Boom Trailer ( 30 ) to the personal vehicle ( 36 ) when the boom ( 38 ) is in the folded position ( 100 ), wherein the vehicle ( 34 ) and the personal vehicle ( 36 ) are towable in a forward direction on the boom trailer ( 30 ) when in the unfolded position ( 200 ).