Disclosed is a boat trailer incorporating a pivoting mechanism wherein a stern capture flange serves to secure the stern of the boat so as to prevent the boat from sliding off of the rear of the boat trailer. Specifically, the invention utilizes the weight of the boat itself to trigger the fulcrum action of the pivoting roller mechanism, wherein the boat is mechanically seated in place via the inward contact face of the stern capture flange. Also disclosed is a method for securing a boat to a trailer having a pivoting roller mechanism.
Boat Trailer & Method for Securing Boat Thereto
2017-06-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60P Fahrzeuge zum Transport von Lasten oder zum Befördern, Tragen oder Aufnehmen besonderer Lasten oder Gegenstände , VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS |