Abstract: The present invention pertains to a trailer for lifting and transporting cable reels. The trailer has a base, a pair of substantially perpendicular cantilevers, and a latch assembly. The cantilevers lift a cable reel off of the ground, and the latch assembly transfers at least a portion of the weight of the reel from the cantilevers to the base. The base is mounted on wheels and can be pulled or pushed by a vehicle connected to the base.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 1, 2013
Publication date:
February 27, 2014
Applicant:
Reelstrong, LLC
Inventors:
Noel C. Smith, John Zitkus, John Ferguson, Dean Wenger, Lloyd Glick, Brian F. Forde
Abstract: The present invention pertains to a trailer for lifting and transporting cable reels. The trailer has a base, a pair of substantially perpendicular cantilevers, and a latch assembly. The cantilevers lift a cable reel off of the ground, and the latch assembly transfers at least a portion of the weight of the reel from the cantilevers to the base. The base is mounted on wheels and can be pulled or pushed by a vehicle connected to the base.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 15, 2010
Publication date:
May 19, 2011
Applicant:
REELSTRONG, LLC
Inventors:
Noel C. Smith, John Zitkus, John Ferguson, Dean Wenger, Lloyd Glick, Brian F. Forde
Abstract: The present invention pertains to a trailer for lifting and transporting cable reels. The trailer has a base, a pair of substantially perpendicular cantilevers, and a latch assembly. The cantilevers lift a cable reel off of the ground, and the latch assembly transfers at least a portion of the weight of the reel from the cantilevers to the base. The base is mounted on wheels and can be pulled or pushed by a vehicle connected to the base.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 6, 2009
Publication date:
August 6, 2009
Applicant:
REELSTRONG, LLC
Inventors:
Noel C. Smith, John Zitkus, John Ferguson, Dean Wenger, Lloyd Glick, Brian F. Forde