Patent ID: 7891689

Claim:
A watercraft trailer comprising: at least one watercraft receiving portion having a longitudinal centerline; a lower frame adapted to support a watercraft in the at least one watercraft receiving portion, the lower frame having at least one a longitudinally extending member, a front portion, and a rear portion located rearwardly of the front portion, a rearmost part of the rear portion being a rear end; a hitch coupler connected to the front portion of the lower frame; a first wheel and a second wheel operatively connected to the lower frame, the first wheel having a rotation axis; and at least one longitudinally extending intake protector connected to the rear portion of the lower frame; wherein a vertical plane containing the longitudinal centerline passes through the at least one intake protector, and at least a portion of the at least one intake protector is disposed between the rotation axis and the rear end of the lower frame, such that when the watercraft is received in the at least one watercraft receiving portion the at least one intake protector is disposed below at least a portion of the watercraft.