초록 ▼

A drive-up equipment transporting apparatus 10 has a tiltable carrying rack 30 hinged to a frame member 22. The rack 30 is lockable in an untilted or tilted position, the latter position for driving an ATV or other small vehicle 18 from ground level 16 onto or from the rack. An outrigger 24 projects

A drive-up equipment transporting apparatus 10 has a tiltable carrying rack 30 hinged to a frame member 22. The rack 30 is lockable in an untilted or tilted position, the latter position for driving an ATV or other small vehicle 18 from ground level 16 onto or from the rack. An outrigger 24 projects from frame member 22 to support the non-loading side 36 of the rack 30. The frame member 22 comprises a square tubing member having a front end insertable into a Class 4 hitch receiver 14 of a host vehicle. In an alternative embodiment, a square tubing member comprises the frame 432 of a wheeled trailer 430 with a terminal hitch 444. A plurality of carrying racks 30 are hinged to centrally tilt about the frame 432.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [5.] A drive-up transporting trailer apparatus, comprising:an elongate single-spine trailer frame having a front end comprising a hitch for attachment to a host vehicle, and a wheeled axle mounted to said frame;at least one carrying rack tiltably hinge-mounted across a central

[ What is claimed is:] [5.] A drive-up transporting trailer apparatus, comprising:an elongate single-spine trailer frame having a front end comprising a hitch for attachment to a host vehicle, and a wheeled axle mounted to said frame;at least one carrying rack tiltably hinge-mounted across a central portion intermediate first and second sides of said rack to said single-spine frame to transversely tilt with respect to said single-spine frame wherein said first side tilts upwardly and said second side tilts downwardly to ground level; andan outrigger extending outwardly at a generally normal angle from said single-spine frame, said outrigger underlying said carrying rack on one side of said single-spine frame to support said rack in a said transport position;wherein at least one carrying rack is hingedly attached to said single-spine frame for tilting about a front-to-rear hinge axis for drivably loading and unloading a small vehicle from a side of said trailer apparatus.