Tow behind steerable caddy trailer
View Patent ↗A steerable caddy trailer is provided that has an improved structure including a main frame assembly, spindle assemblies attached to each end of the main frame for attachment of a wheel, a pair of swinging arms forwardly extending from the main frame and pivotally attached to the main frame, and tie rods connecting the swinging arms with the spindle assembly such that pivoting of the swinging arms steers the wheels.
1. A steerable caddy trailer comprising:
a main frame assembly having opposite ends;
a pair of wheels, each wheel pivotally attached to an end of the main frame assembly;
a pair of swinging arms comprising a rear end and front end, the rear end of each swinging arm pivotally attached directly to the main frame assembly adjacent a wheel, each swinging arm extending forward from the main frame assembly and terminating in a front end adapted for attaching to an assembly adapted for towing, and each swinging arm moving substantially independent of the other;
a pair of tie rods, each tie rod connecting a wheel to an adjacent swinging arm; and
a support structure attached to the main frame assembly for supporting a payload.
2. The trailer of claim 1 wherein the support structure is attached to the main frame assembly independent of the pair of swinging arms to balance the payload on the main frame assembly.
3. The trailer of claim 1 wherein each wheel is pivotally attached to the main frame by a spindle assembly, the spindle assembly extends outward to the wheel from above and below an end of the main frame assembly.
4. The trailer of claim 3 wherein each end of the main frame assembly further comprises an angled end cap.
5. The trailer of claim 4 wherein the spindle assembly comprises a base plate and a top plate pivotally attached to the angled end cap by a pivot pin.
6. The trailer of claim 5 wherein the spindle assembly further comprises an angled extension connected to a vertical portion, the angled extension and vertical portion connected between the base plate and the top plate.
7. The trailer of claim 6 wherein the spindle assembly further comprises a spindle connected to the vertical portion for rotatably mounting a wheel to the spindle assembly.