An extendable trailer including a nose end for selectively securing the extendable trailer to a vehicle wherein the nose end includes an extendable frame portion. The extendable trailer also includes a tail end having a primary frame to support objects to be transported on the extendable trailer and a central tube member supported by the primary frame. The central tube member includes an inside portion. The extendable trailer further includes a telescopic tube member of the nose end that slidably engages the central tube member. The extendable trailer also includes a centralizer disposed on an insertion end of the telescopic tube member that engages with the inside portion of the central tube member to help centrally position the telescopic tube member in the central tube member when the telescopic tube member is extended into and out of the central tube member. A method of transporting objects using the extendable trailer. The method includes determining a desired length of the extendable trailer and positioning the telescopic tube member relative to the central tube member to achieve the desired length. The method also includes transporting objects on the extendable trailer.
CENTRALIZER FOR AN EXTENDABLE TRAILER
2023-11-02
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |