| US 7,458,597 B2 | ||
| Multiple use adjustable security trailer for transportation, storage and housing | ||
| Kenneth L. MacDougall, 871 Waverley Road, Waverley, Nova Scotia B2R 1V7 (Canada) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/598,570 PCT Filed Mar. 03, 2005, PCT No. PCT/CA2005/000329 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Sep. 05, 2006, PCT Pub. No. WO2005/085048, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 15, 2005. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 2460262 (CA), filed on Mar. 05, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0182125 A1, Aug. 09, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60D 1/54 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 280—491.1 [280/444; 280/489; 280/491.5; 280/656] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A towable trailer for transporting, storing and housing equipment or materials, comprising a wheel-mounted trailer frame
for housing equipment or materials;
a substantially “Y”-shaped tongue having a pair of side arms pivotably mounted to each side of the frame and a front tow bar
with forward hitch means; and
a pair of flip-down legs affixed one each side of the trailer frame and proportioned to contact a ground surface when in a
flip-down position;
said tongue being pivotable between a lowered position for transport of the trailer and a vertical secured position for storage
of the trailer or storage or display of materials or equipment thereon;
whereby, in the lowered position, said forward hitch means is connectable to a towing vehicle, while in the vertical position,
lower portions of the side arms of the tongue are capable of contacting a ground surface to support the trailer for storage,
housing or display of materials or equipment thereon, and said flip-down legs are capable, in the flip-down position, of supporting
the trailer frame during pivoting of said tongue.
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