Patent ID: 7810835

Claim:
A sport trailer adapted for transporting equipment comprising: a) a center rail adapted to support equipment; b) a load supporting assembly; c) a pair of ground traversing wheels each including a wheel hub; d) a pair of wheel mounting assemblies; each of said mounting assemblies operably joining a respective wheel to said center rail; each of said mounting assemblies including: 1) a shock absorber assembly pivotally connected to said center rail and to said wheel hub; 2) a mounting bracket attached to a respective wheel hub; 3) a pair of opposed upper swing arms pivotally mounted at a first end thereof at an upper position on said center rail and having a second end; 4) said second end of said upper swing arms being pivotally attached to said mounting bracket at an upper position thereon; 5) a pair of opposed lower swing arms pivotally mounted at a first end thereof at a lower position on said center rail and having a second end; and 6) said second end of said lower swing arms being pivotally attached to said mounting bracket at a lower position thereon, wherein each said shock absorber assembly includes: a) a strut mounted to said center rail and extending outward toward a respective wheel; b) an upper end of said shock absorber being pivotally mounted to an outer end of said strut; and c) a lower end of said shock absorber being pivotally mounted to a mounting rod extending between said lower swing arms near said mounting bracket, and wherein each said strut includes: a) an upper arm connected to an upper portion of said center rail and extending outward generally horizontally from said center rail; and b) a lower arm connected to a lower portion of said center rail and extending outward and upward to said outer end of said strut.