A trailer having a plurality of elongate floor members, each of the floor members connected to an adjacent floor member to define a floor of the trailer, side wall members attached to opposed sides of the floor, an axle assembly attached to the side wall members, and a tongue assembly attached to the side wall members.
1. A trailer having
a plurality of elongate floor members, each of the floor members connected to an adjacent floor member to define a floor of the trailer;
side wall members attached to opposed sides of the floor;
an axle assembly attached to the side wall members; and
a tongue assembly attached to the side wall members,
wherein each of the floor members has a first connection portion, a second connection portion, a third connection portion and a fourth connection portion, wherein the first connection portion is rotationally connected to a second connection portion of an adjacent floor member, the floor member rotated relative to the adjacent floor member from a first position in which the third connection portion is separate from a fourth connection portion of the adjacent floor member to a secured position in which the third connection portion is secured to the fourth connection portion of the adjacent floor member.
2. A trailer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the elongate floor members has a first end attached to a first one of the side wall members, and a second end attached to a second one of the side wall members.
3. A trailer as claimed in claim 1 , further including a front wall member attached to the floor, the front wall member also being attached to each of the side wall members.
4. A trailer as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the front wall member is attached to the tongue assembly.
5. A trailer as claimed in claim 3 , wherein each of the elongate floor members extends substantially parallel to the front wall member.
6. A trailer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tongue assembly includes a coupling to couple the trailer to a vehicle.
7. A trailer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each side wall member has a channel which receives the floor.
8. A trailer as claimed in claim 7 , wherein each side wall member has a wall portion extending upwardly from the channel, the wall portion having a substantially hollow rectangular cross section.
9. A trailer as claimed in claim 3 , further including a rear wall member attached to the floor.
10. A trailer as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the rear wall member has a channel which receives the floor.
11. A trailer as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the front wall member, the rear wall member and each of the side wall members have a same profile.
12. A trailer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each side wall member is glued to the floor.
13. A trailer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the floor members is made of extruded aluminium, and each of the side walls is made of extruded aluminium.
14. A trailer having
a plurality of elongate floor members, each of the floor members connected to an adjacent floor member to define a floor of the trailer;
two side wall members, each side wall member having a channel to receive and attach the floor to the side wall member;
one or more axle assemblies attached to the side wall members; and
a tongue assembly attached to the side wall members, wherein the side wall members are glued to the floor;
wherein each of the floor members has a first connection portion, a second connection portion, a third connection portion and a fourth connection portion, wherein the first connection portion is rotationally connected to a second connection portion of an adjacent floor member, the floor member rotated relative to the adjacent floor member from a first position in which the third connection portion is separate from a fourth connection portion of the adjacent floor member to a secured position in which the third connection portion is secured to the fourth connection portion of the adjacent floor member.
15. A trailer as claimed in claim 14 , wherein each of the elongate floor members has a first end attached to a first one of the side wall members, and a second end attached to a second one of the side wall members.
16. A method of manufacturing a trailer, including the steps of connecting a plurality of floor members together to define a floor of the trailer;
attaching side wall members to opposed sides of the floor;
attaching an axle assembly to the side wall members;
attaching a tongue assembly to the side wall members;
attaching a front wall member to the floor, the step including receiving the floor in a channel of the front wall member and gluing the floor into the channel of the front wall member; and
attaching a rear wall member to the floor, the step including receiving the floor in a channel of the rear wall member and gluing the floor into the channel of the rear wall member.
17. A method as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the step of attaching side wall members to opposed sides of the floor includes attaching a first end of each of the plurality of floor members to a first one of the side wall members, and attaching a second end of each of the plurality of floor members to a second one of the side wall members.
18. A method as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the step of attaching side wall members to opposed sides of the floor includes receiving the floor in a channel in each side wall member, and gluing the floor into each channel.