Inventors:
Carl Heuiser - Poplar Bluff MO, 63901
International Classification:
B60P 310
Abstract:
An over-the-road trailer for an over-width object, such as an ocean-going speedboat, is made up of a cradle on which the object is seated, a wheeled frame, carrying the cradle, and a device for moving the cradle relative to the frame from a generally horizontal position to a position at an angle to the frame sufficient to make the effective width of the object within legal limits for over-the-road travel. The moving device includes a lifting arm mounted on a pivot pin at one end on the frame and pivotally connected at another end to the cradle. A hydraulic cylinder and piston are mounted on the frame and connected to the lifting arm. A track, mounted on the frame, has a ramp part on the side of the frame opposite the pivot pin, and a linear section tending slightly upwardly in a direction towards the pivot pin. An arm on the cradle has, at its outer end, a wheel that runs in the track and moves in a direction toward the pivot in response to the raising of the cradle by the lifting arm.