Patent ID: 7594791

Claim:
A trailer system for lifting and transporting storage containers, the trailer system comprising: a rectangular frame having a left side, a right side, a front side and an open back such that the frame is U-shaped when viewed from above; at least one wheel rotatably coupled to the left side; at least one wheel rotatably coupled to the right side; a lifting portion comprising a left upper longitudinal support parallel and in line with the left side and a right upper longitudinal support parallel and in line with the right side; a lifting frame comprising a left lifting beam and a right lifting beam; a left hydraulic cylinder having a left hydraulic ram and a right hydraulic cylinder having a right hydraulic ram, the left and right hydraulic cylinders affixed to the rectangular frame; at least one left cable affixed at one end to the left hydraulic ram, the at least one left cable interfaced with the left lifting beam and a distal end of the at least one left cable attached to the left upper longitudinal support; and at least one right cable affixed at one end to the right hydraulic ram, the at least one right cable interfaced with the right lifting beam and a distal end of the right cable attached to the right upper longitudinal support.