Swiveling wheel trailer with easy loading tilting hitch, three point resting position, steering geometry and receiver hitch coupling
View Patent ↗A high-performance, light-duty, utility trailer that is pulled by a tow vehicle utilizing a two point coupling to the tow vehicle and a swiveling axle assembly. This novel design includes a tilting hitch assembly attached to the trailer frame and swiveling casters attached to the rear corners of the trailer frame, creating a three point “landing gear” for easy installation onto the tow vehicle and providing good un-hitched mobility allowing the trailer owner to easily move the trailer out-of-the-way when stored between each use. A wheel swiveling assembly that can be configured to provide steering geometry capable of being customized to accommodate driving habits and road conditions. A two point hitch assembly that allows the removal of adaptors when not in use for both functional and aesthetic purposes.
1. A swiveling wheel trailer and frame comprising:
a) a bow-tie shaped strong member frame further comprising strong back member configured in a central location with members radiating angling towards but not necessarily to said trailer's front right and left corner edges and rear right and left corner edges, wherein said radiating frame members are attached to cross member located transverse across ends of said radiating frame members across the trailer's front from right to left corner edges and across the trailer's rear from right to left corner edges;
b) a swiveling assembly, further comprising of a king pin, a swing frame, one wheel, one wheel attachment on said swing frame, and a swiveling assembly attachment located in the rear cleft of rear radiating frame members;
c) a tow hitch, further comprising a tow vehicle dual hitch receiver points, two adaptors, and two hingeable hitching arms, wherein said hitching arms are attached to two independently operated tilting arms;
d) a tilting frame stabilizer, further comprising two independently operated tilting arms attached to pivoting attachment means located on left and right side of strong back member near inflection outward of front radiating members, a caster attachment means attached to rear cross member, and two 360o swivelable casters attached near width of trailer.
2. A swiveling wheel trailer and frame thereof comprising a trailer frame having a bow-tie configured strong back member in a central location with configured members radiating from a central location angling towards but not necessarily to said trailer's front right and left corner edges and rear right and left corner edges, wherein said configured frame members are attached to cross members located transverse across ends of said radiating flame members across the trailer's front from right to left corner edges and across the trailer's rear from right to left corner edges, with said frame further comprising at least one wheel, swiveling means, hitching means, tilting frame stabilizing means, and swiveling means attachment means;
wherein said hitching means comprises a tow vehicle dual hitch receiver points, at least two adaptors, and at least two hingeable hitching adaptor arms, wherein said hitching adaptor arms are attached to at least two independently operated tilting arms.
3. The swiveling wheel trailer and frame according to claim 2 , wherein said swiveling means comprises of a swiveling assembly further comprising of a king pin, a swing frame, at least one wheel, and at least one wheel attachment means on said swing frame, wherein said swiveling assembly is attached to said frame utilizing said swiveling means attachment means.
4. The swiveling wheel trailer and frame according to claim 3 , wherein the number of wheel attachment means is two and number of wheels is two, wherein the wheel attachments are on either side of said swing frame.
5. The swiveling wheel trailer and frame according to claim 2 , wherein said tilting frame stabilizing means comprises at least two independently operated tilting arms, a pivoting attachment means, at least two 360o swivelable casters, and swivelable caster attachment means.
6. The swiveling wheel trailer and frame according to claim 5 , wherein said pivoting attachment means are located on right and left side of said strong back member near inflection outward of said front radiating members, wherein said tilting arms are attached to said pivot attachment means, wherein said caster attachment means is a bar attached to underside of rear cross member, and 2 casters attached to said bar located 1 each on left and right side of bar near width of trailer.
7. The swiveling wheel trailer and frame according to claim 2 , wherein said swiveling means attachment means in the rear cleft of the rear radiating members.