Patent ID: 7891634

Claim:
A trailer rail assembly for supporting objects on a vehicle trailer, said trailer rail assembly comprising: a base plank having a planar top surface raised above a horizontal plane and extending along an entire longitudinal length of said base plank; a shaft having an annular cross-section and spanning along an entire longitudinal length of said top surface; and a support plate statically and fixedly attached to said shaft and spanning along the entire longitudinal length of said base plank; and means for simultaneously rotating said shaft and said support plate in sync and about a fulcrum axis extending along an entire longitudinal length of said shaft while said base plank remains statically affixed at a stationary position; wherein said simultaneous rotating means comprises at least one bracket statically mounted to a portion of the vehicle trailer adjoining an end of said base plank, said bracket having a raised central portion monolithically formed with a pair of oppositely seated lowered flange portions, said central portion having an orifice formed therein and passing from an anterior surface to a posterior surface of said bracket at a height above said flange portions; a zerk fitting traversing through a side of said central portion and extending along an entire inner perimeter of said orifice; a lubricant inserted into said zerk fitting; and a fastener connected to an entrance port of said zerk fitting such that said zerk fitting is maintained at a stable and static position; wherein an end of said shaft is rotatably interfitted within said orifice and arranged in such a manner that an outer circumference of said end of said shaft directly rubs against said zerk fitting and said lubricant to minimize a frictional force during operating conditions.