IP Library Granted Patent US 9,932,078
Granted Patent B1
US 9,932,078 · App. 15/282,309 · Granted Apr 3, 2018

Utility trailer

Inventor: Joel Nehring (Randolph, WI)
Assignee: KARAVAN TRAILERS, INC.
B62D63/061B60P1/43B62D63/062B62D63/08
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,932,078
App. No.
15/282,309
Granted
Apr 3, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

A utility trailer having outboard wheels, the trailer including a deck having a first height, a frame having an axle in which wheels attached to the axle have a second height, the second height extends a predetermined distance above the first height, opposed side panels are rotatably coupled to the frame, at least one of the opposed panels includes an opening having a third height, the third height being greater than the predetermined distance.

Claims (8)

1. A utility trailer comprising:

a deck wherein the deck has a first height relative to a traveling surface;

a frame attachable to and supporting said deck, said frame having an axle in which wheels attached to said axle have a second height, said second height extending a predetermined distance above said first height; and

opposed side panels, said opposed side panels being rotatably coupled to said frame such that said opposed side panels are rotatable from a first, upright position, relative to said deck, to a second, outwardly rotated position relative to said deck, at least one of said opposed panels including an opening having a third height from the top of the opening to the deck, said third height being greater than said predetermined distance; and

wherein one of the wheels is at least partially disposed in the opening when the at least one of said opposed panels including the opening is in the second outwardly rotated position.

2. The utility trailer of claim 1 further including a front panel and a rear panel.

3. The utility trailer of claim 2 wherein said rear panel is a hinged ramp.

4. The utility trailer of claim 1 further including means for attaching said utility trailer to a vehicle.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2025
From: KARAVAN TRAILERS, LLC
To: EAST WEST BANK
Reel/Frame 072910/0053 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2022
From: KARAVAN TRAILERS, LLC (A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY)
To: EAST WEST BANK (AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT)
Reel/Frame 058609/0712 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2021
From: TRUIST BANK (AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT)
To: KARAVAN TRAILERS, LLC (A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY)
Reel/Frame 058511/0496 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 1, 2021
From: KARAVAN TRAILERS, INC.
To: KARAVAN TRAILERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 055190/0426 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Sep 1, 2020
From: KARAVAN TRAILERS, LLC
To: TRUIST BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 053666/0818 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2016
From: NEHRING, JOEL
To: KARAVAN TRAILERS, INC.
Reel/Frame 040105/0198 →