Trunk storing utility trailer for auto

Claim 1

A trailer adapted to be stored in the trunk compartment of an automobile when not in use and comprising: a hollow container of rectangular shape open at the top and having a flat bottom horizontal surface with front and rear ends; first and second parallel horizontally elongated members secured to the front end and extending longitudinally forward, said members having parallel horizontal top and bottom edges, the bottom edges being flush with the bottom surface of the container and having free ends disposed in front of the container; first and second hitch members, each hitch member being secured to the free end of the corresponding elongated member; first and second vertical wheels, each first and second wheel being rotatable about a horizontal axle secured to a corresponding one of the elongated members and extending outward at right angles thereto, the topmost peripheral point on each of the first and second wheels being disposed above the top horizontal edge of the corresponding one of the elongated members, the bottommost peripheral point on each of the first and second wheels being disposed below the bottom horizontal edge of the corresponding one of the elongated members; a horizontal elongated plate having a recess at each end and disposed on the bottom surface of the container at the rear end thereof, said plate extending between the sides of the container but spaced from both these sides; first and second clamps detachably securing said plate to said container, each clamp being secured to the rear end of the container and engaging a corresponding one of the recesses of the plate; and a structure rotatable about a vertical axis and secured to said plate, said structure extending below the plate and including a vertical wheel rotatable about a horizontal axis.