Patent US3612600A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
US3612600A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Folding utility trailer
Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1970-05-28
•
Granted: 1971-10-12
•
Expires: 1990-05-28
Abstract
Abstract A folding utility trailer which while retaining its full length is folded to a width slightly wider than the width of an individual wheel. The wheels are moved to a tandem position supporting the folded trailer so that it can be rolled to and from a storage position.
Inventors
- 👤 Luis G Salichs
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 15:56
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D63/00; B62D63/06; B62D63/061
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A folding utility trailer comprising an elongate longitudinally extending frame member, a transverse frame member secured to said longitudinal frame member by a pivot bolt extending through said longitudinal frame member intermediate the opposite ends thereof and through the center of said transverse frame member, a yoke pivotally secured to each end of said transverse frame member, a wheel journaled in each of said yokes, a pair of bottom boards hingedly secured to opposite sides of said longitudinal frame member and foldable into a closely spaced parallel position generally overlying said longitudinal frame member, means releasably securing said bottom board to said transverse frame member, means extending from said yoke to said bottom board for bracing said yoke, and means For releasably securing said transverse frame member to said longitudinal frame member with said transverse frame pivoted to lie parallel to said longitudinal frame member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A folding utility trailer comprising an elongate longitudinally extending frame member, a transverse frame member secured to said longitudinal frame member by a pivot bolt extending through said longitudinal frame member intermediate the opposite ends thereof and through the center of said transverse frame member, a yoke pivotally secured to each end of said transverse frame member, a wheel journaled in each of said yokes, a pair of bottom boards hingedly secured to opposite sides of said longitudinal frame member and foldable into a closely spaced parallel position generally overlying said longitudinal frame member, means releasably securing said bottom board to said transverse frame member, means extending from said yoke to said bottom board for bracing said yoke, and means For releasably securing said transverse frame member to said longitudinal frame member with said transverse frame pivoted to lie parallel to said longitudinal frame member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein means are provided for releasably securing said yoke braces together with said wheels pivoted to tandem relationship beneath the folded trailer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein a pair of opposite sides are hingedly secured to the outer edges of said bottom boards and a pair of end gates are releasably secured to the opposite ends of said sideboards.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A device as claimed in claim 3 wherein means are provided for releasably securing said bottom boards in erect closely spaced parallel position overlying said longitudinal frame member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A device as claimed in claim 4 wherein means securing said bottom boards in folded position supports said end gates between said bottom boards.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein a centerboard is supported on said longitudinal frame member extending from the inner edge of one of said bottom boards to the inner edge of the other said bottom boards with said trailer in erected condition.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2691546A
Cited
US2826425A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-10-11 | 1975-04-12 | 1975-10-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-10-11 | 1979-04-12 | 1979-10-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-10-11 | 1983-04-12 | 1983-10-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |