Patent ID: 7537219

Claim:
A trailer wheel system comprising: a trailer mounting support being attached to a trailer platform; a suspension support arm having one end pivotally engaged with said trailer mounting support; a wheel hub being rotatably retained by said suspension support arm, a wheel being mountable to said wheel hub; a first fender strut having one end attached to said trailer mounting support and the other end attached to the other end of said trailer mounting support; a second fender strut having one end attached to said trailer mounting support and the other end attached to the other end of said trailer mounting support; a mounting plate having one end attached to said first fender strut and the other end attached to said second fender strut; said first and second fender struts each including a separate base positioned at the lowermost portion of each strut and a at least one pivot pin of said suspension support arm extending into at least one of said bases; and at least one suspension device being disposed between said mounting plate and the other end of said suspension support arm, said suspension arm retracting upward while retaining the wheel to make a bottom of said trailer platform substantially flush with a support surface.