Supported On A Trailer-type Vehicle Unit Patents (Class 296/168)
  • Patent number: 11896862
    Abstract: A system is provided for emergency egress training. The system includes a training building including a first story simulating a basement of a second building and a second story simulating a first story of the second building. The system further includes a platform defining an opening and including a base configured to mount the platform on a ground surface. The system also includes an egress well operatively connected to the platform at the opening such that a base of the egress well is positioned above the ground surface and wherein the egress well is further operatively connected to the first story of the training building. An emergency egress training method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventor: Glen Dauman
  • Patent number: 11813994
    Abstract: This utility model integrates into the standard structure of a teardrop mini camper, a folding front door that generates a bathroom module. Usually in these vehicles, a rear door is used for the kitchen space, so the mini camper described herein incorporates a door of similar characteristics in its front part, where the drawbar is placed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventors: José Ignacio Blanco Schierling, Noelia Fernandez Naida
  • Patent number: 11807152
    Abstract: A work area is provided and includes a substantially horizontal work surface that can be translocated between a first location and a second location. The work area includes one or more tracks along which the work area can be moved between a first and a second location and the work surface remains slidably connected and substantially horizontal during translocation between a first location and second location. The first location may include a floor above which the work surface is situated when the work area is located in the first location and the second location may include a base above which the work surface is situated when it is in the second location. The floor and the base are not level with each other and when the work surface is located in the first location, its height above the floor is substantially the same as its height above the base when it is in the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SylvanSport, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Kyle Mundt, Thomas Dempsey, Thomas Reeder
  • Patent number: 11781312
    Abstract: A floor assembly of a modular home includes a frame including a plurality of floor joists, at least one upper plate coupled to a top of the frame, a skid plate coupled to a bottom of the frame, the skid plate including a circular opening, and a pin socket including a cylindrical pipe section positioned around the circular opening. The pin socket is configured to receive a rotation pin and configured to cause the rotation of the floor assembly about the rotation pin when a force is applied to the floor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Modology Design Group
    Inventor: Mark D. Hall
  • Patent number: 11597310
    Abstract: Systems and method of forming a structure from a trailer body are disclosed herein. An example structure can be formed from a portion/section of a trailer, such as a semi-truck, or dry-van, trailer. The trailer has a unibody construction allowing the section(s) cut/formed therefrom to be self-supporting. The self-supporting sections can be enclosed on one or more open ends, i.e. the ends formed by cutting or sectioning the trailer, to enclose the section. The enclosed section can then be outfitted/equipped, as needed, to form the complete structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: AFFORDABLE FOOD CART RENTALS LLC
    Inventors: James R. Greenfield, Samuel Lauderdale
  • Patent number: 11345271
    Abstract: A camper system. The camper system may include a kitchen system having a frame configured to move between an indoor position to an outdoor position and guide rails and slides that are slidably connected to one another and coupled to the frame in order to facilitate the transition of the frame from the indoor position to the outdoor position. The camper system may include an adjustable lounge system having a table configured to extend partially outside a window and a lounge with a substantially vertical back hingedly connected to a horizontal seat configured to move between a vertical position and a horizontal position wherein the back is the same height as the seat. The lounge may be moved forward and backward within the camper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SylvanSport, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Kyle Mundt, Thomas Dempsey, Thomas Reeder
  • Patent number: 11142142
    Abstract: There is disclosed a service trailer which may be quickly deployed to a site to provide potable water, electricity, lighting and a storage of grey water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Rapid Deployment, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce R. Wagner, Sr.
  • Patent number: 10759357
    Abstract: There is disclosed a service trailer which may be quickly deployed to a site to provide potable water, electricity, lighting and a storage of grey water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Rapid Deployment, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce R. Wagner, Sr.
  • Patent number: 10568297
    Abstract: A livestock living quarter for a transport trailer, such as a livestock trailer, provides livestock stalls and mangers inside the trailer. The living quarter includes at least one stall for a livestock animal, the stall defined by a chest wall, an interior wall, and a front wall set parallel to the interior wall. A second stall may be provided, with the interior wall of the first stall providing a divider wall between the first and second stalls, and acting as a front wall of the second stall. The stall divider may be pivotable to allow for entry of a livestock animal into the stall. A manger is disposed in front of the stall for storage of feed that is accessible to the livestock animal in the stall. Optionally, a water trough is accessible at the manger, and other spaces may provide living quarters or facilities for an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: The Kingstar Company
    Inventors: Marcus Niemela, Charles Hallstrom
  • Patent number: 10549675
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a self-contained mobile living space that mimics the amenities of an entire residential property in order to affordably house individuals, particularly in urban environments. All living necessities are fused into one micro-living platform, independent of access to existing structures, land space, electricity, or sewage hookups, allowing landowners to rent out space with limited effort. The wheeled foundation allows the assembly to circumvent some of the existing urban building codes. In preferred embodiments, the various elements are configured in such a way that separate areas for sleeping, leisure, bathing, cooking, and gardening can be had atop a single compact space, with the use of exterior space maximized to heighten the sense of spatial availability for the occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Inventor: Matt T K Devine
  • Patent number: 10343580
    Abstract: A device for movably mounting a storage container in relation to the storage bed of a pickup truck. The device includes a container support frame with a mounting member configured to be fixedly secured in relation to the pickup truck storage bed, and a lift arm having a first end coupled to the container support frame for pivotal movement about a first pivot axis and a second end configured to be coupled to the storage container for pivotal movement about a second pivot axis. The second end of the lift arm is movable along an arcuate path about the first pivot axis between a stowed position in which the storage container is disposed between the side rails and an extended position in which the storage container is disposed above a side rail. The storage container is pivotable about the second pivot axis to maintain an upright orientation in the stowed and extended positions, providing a variety of convenient access and storage options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Inventor: Joel Gordon
  • Patent number: 10029600
    Abstract: An improved slide out for food trucks, recreational vehicles, buses, and trailers is described in which the slide out that extends from below to above the top of the vehicle's wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Inventor: Susan Nash
  • Patent number: 9940850
    Abstract: An interactive fire safety education kit includes a frame having a first section, a second section conjoined to the first section, and a third section conjoined to the second section. A first fire-simulating mechanism is rotatably coupled to the first section, a second fire-simulating mechanism adjustably coupled to the second section, and a third fire-simulating mechanism rotatably coupled to the third section. A flag and an associated mechanism are provided wherein the mechanism is capable of reciprocating the flag along a vertical path located adjacent to the third section as the third fire-simulating mechanism rotates in opposing rotational directions. A user interface is provided wherein the user interface is capable of generating an output that causes selective rotational displacement of the first fire-simulating mechanism, selective linear displacement of the second fire-simulating mechanism, and selective rotational displacement of the third fire-simulating mechanism, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher Oliva
  • Patent number: 9796431
    Abstract: An aerodynamic trailer including first and second side panels, the side panels each having a trapezoidal channel running along a substantial length thereof; an arcuate front panel extending substantially between front edges of the side panels; a top positioned above the front panel and the side panels, the top having a rearwardly sloping front section and two oppositely positioned outer fins running along outward portions thereof and a center fin running along a center thereof; a door positioned at rear edges of the side panels and the top; and at least one axle supporting at least two wheels. Other features of the trailer create aerodynamic benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Inventor: Peter Elbert Brock
  • Patent number: 9446702
    Abstract: An improved slide out for food trucks, recreational vehicles, buses, and trailers is described in which the slide out that extends from below to above the top of the vehicle's wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Inventor: Susan Nash
  • Publication number: 20150102631
    Abstract: A mobile or transportable body that can be moved or transported by motive power, the body having a floor, front and rear ends, opposing side walls and a roof; wherein the floor and each side wall are each formed from at least one panel; the floor has opposing side edges, each side edge having an edge profile defining a plurality of laterally extending projections; each side wall has an upper edge and a lower edge and each side wall lower edge has a plurality of spaced projection receiving sections located towards the lower edge, the floor side edge projections are received within the projection receiving sections of the side walls so as to engage the side walls with the floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: Benjamin John Maclean
  • Patent number: 8851521
    Abstract: A travel trailer configured to be coupled to and towed by a vehicle is provided. The travel trailer has a compartment that is attached to a chassis which includes a front end and a rear end. A plurality of wheels are attached to the chassis adjacent the rear end, and a hitch assembly is attached to the chassis adjacent the front end. The compartment at the front end of the chassis forms first and second corners. A recess, directed inwardly toward the interior of the compartment, is located at each corner of the compartment. Cavities formed by each recess may receive a portion of the vehicle while the vehicle is engaged in a turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC
    Inventors: John M. Rhymer, Scott J. Tuttle
  • Patent number: 8746778
    Abstract: A travel trailer is provided. The travel trailer may include a camping pod that contains tent fabric. The travel trailer may also have a telescoping member that is configured for raising and lowering the camping pod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Sylvansport, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas M Dempsey, Gregory K Mundt, Thomas W Reeder
  • Patent number: 8744633
    Abstract: A liquid mixing station controlled by a computer to dispense predetermined amounts of liquid inputs based on parameters provided by an operator or program. Specifically, the invention is designed to accurately mix liquids and has an inner frame associated with a recipient tank, and an outer frame associated with the inner tank by load bars connected to the computer. The load bars signal the computer regarding weight change on the inner frame. Associated with the outer frame are minor input containers, each in fluid communication with a unique conduit and means to convey the fluid controlled by the computer. The parameters are used by a selected program and the CPU to provide appropriate ratio, sequence, and isolation of inputs. The station includes means for full removal and mix of all contents in a container, full removal of all contents from the recipient, and full clean-out of main conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Agtelligent, LLC.
    Inventors: Doug Applegate, Luke Applegate, Brent Applegate
  • Patent number: 8590917
    Abstract: A fifth-wheel trailer having a forward section comprising an adjustable-height floor. The floor being capable of moving up to a raised position to provide sufficient clearance for a towing vehicle to attach to the trailer for towing. The floor also being capable of moving down to a lowered position to provide a trailer with an approximately even floor and a full-height ceiling throughout. The present adjustable-height floor does not interfere with the structural stability of the trailer's main frame including its pin box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Inventor: Garry W. Lee
  • Patent number: 8505974
    Abstract: A travel trailer configured to be coupled to and towed by a vehicle is provided. The travel trailer has a compartment that is attached to a chassis which includes a front end and a rear end. A plurality of wheels are attached to the chassis adjacent the rear end, and a hitch assembly is attached to the chassis adjacent the front end. The compartment at the front end of the chassis forms first and second corners. A recess, directed inwardly toward the interior of the compartment, is located at each corner of the compartment. Cavities formed by each recess may receive a portion of the vehicle while the vehicle is engaged in a turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC
    Inventors: John M. Rhymer, Douglas M. Lantz, Scott J. Tuttle
  • Patent number: 8504211
    Abstract: An input dispenser/recorder controlled by a computer to dispense a predetermined amount of input or mixture of inputs based on parameters provided by an operator. Specifically, the invention has an inner frame and outer frame associated by load bars connected to the computer. The load bars signal the computer regarding weight change on the inner frame. Associated with the inner frame is at least one major input container having an opening over a conveyor and a valve therebetween controlled by the computer. Associated with the outer frame are minor input containers, each in fluid communication with the conveyor and a flow meter controlled by the computer. The conveyor may be a flighted auger, a belt, or pump and conduit and is also controlled by the computer. The parameters provided by the operator are used by a selected program and the CPU to control the amount and ratio of inputs, speed of conveyor, and mixture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Inventors: Doug Applegate, Luke Applegate, Brent Applegate
  • Publication number: 20130127125
    Abstract: A micro weight enclosure when fully loaded with gear and equipment is capable of being towed by vehicles with gross tow weight ratings of less than 1000 lbs. This enclosure does not utilize a traditional chassis, rather uses common manufacturing of panel assemblies mechanically attached together forming the basic structural elements required for strength at minimal weight and reduced wind drag. The enclosure, being ergonomically optimized, allows enough space to stand in one location, but sit, recline, or lay prone in a most comfortable fashion, and to attend to human hygiene and related activity in a secure protected environment. The independent suspension couples directly to the enclosure lowers the vehicle, reducing wind drag, allowing enclosure leveling, improves ingress, egress, and overall occupant comfort. The enclosure being acceptable for day travel; surfing or partying in urban and rural environments as example, or extended travel; road trips or camping as example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventor: Christopher Muller
  • Patent number: 8366177
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a unique multi-purpose towed trailer unit having an aerodynamic streamlined configuration which results in less drag on the towing vehicle-trailer combination compared with drag resulting from the use of a bluff body trailer and a towing vehicle. At rest, the trailer is used in combination with a collapsible self-supporting deployable shelter which is stored in the interior of the trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: DHS Systems LLC
    Inventor: A. Jon Prusmack
  • Patent number: 8360506
    Abstract: A travel trailer has a trailer body, including a front cap. The cap defines a recess in the front portion thereof. A recess cover is pivotally secured to said front cap for covering said recess. The cover is movable between a closed position, in which said recess is covered, and an open position, in which said recess is accessible. One or more liquid propane tanks are provided in the recess. The liquid propane tanks are covered when the recess cover is in the closed position and accessible when said recess cover is in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Thor Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Allen Bullock, Jeffrey Mark Snyder, Eric John Johanson
  • Patent number: 8317254
    Abstract: A trailer that has doors and openings to hold and transport items, and can convert to a flatbed trailer with a trunk door, a flatbed front, and flatbed sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Inventor: Linda Scott-Greavu
  • Publication number: 20120248818
    Abstract: A mobile shelter system having a transport configuration and a deployed configuration. The mobile shelter system includes an enclosed bumper-pull trailer, and a plurality of functional components, for use in the deployed configuration, including an expandable shelter configured for storage in the trailer in a collapsed state. In the transport configuration, all of the functional components are secured to the trailer, and, in the deployed configuration, the shelter is in an expanded state and is at least partially disposed on a ramp of the trailer to form a series of rooms including respective operational interior spaces of the shelter and the trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Rick Cochran, Mark Munroe, Diane Montminy, Justin White, Kenneth Ling
  • Patent number: 8220854
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for advertising, promoting, marketing and/or selling products and services. The inventions include a mobile vehicle for advertising, promotion, marketing and sales of products and services, wherein the vehicle is self-propelled and self-contained for transport to, and operation in, any locale. A showroom affixed to or carried by or in the moving vehicle, the vehicle acting as a moving showroom, mobile kiosk, or mobile store. Preferably, the showroom has side panels on three sides which can be raised, removed or retracted to allow customers to view the products within the showroom. Further preferably, the panels have advertising on both of their sides, providing billboards that are visible on all of the sides of the vehicle, such that three hundred and sixty degrees of billboard signage are present to promote particular products and services. Those products and services can include electronics and electrical devices, mechanical products, consumer products, and other objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Bobcar Media LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Cohen, David Hazan
  • Patent number: 8196988
    Abstract: A portable multi-functional sleeping system comprising a sleeping platform for one (1) to two (2) people for use while camping or performing a similar activity is herein disclosed. The sleeping system is provided with a trailer for movement or for towing behind a smaller vehicle or motorcycle. A lid folds open and exposes a mattress capable of holding up to two (2) people. The lower portion of the system provides three (3) storage compartments. A first compartment is provided with insulated sidewalls to serve as a cooler to keep food cool. A second compartment is for general storage for clothing and similar items. A third compartment is provided with collapsible poles and hooks for attaching a shower curtain and water bag thereto shower. A cooking grill section is also provided on the back portion of the system that folds up for compact storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Inventor: Roxann Malleck
  • Publication number: 20120126571
    Abstract: A travel trailer has a trailer body, including a front cap. The cap defines a recess in the front portion thereof. A recess cover is pivotally secured to said front cap for covering said recess. The cover is movable between a closed position, in which said recess is covered, and an open position, in which said recess is accessible. One or more liquid propane tanks are provided in the recess. The liquid propane tanks are covered when the recess cover is in the closed position and accessible when said recess cover is in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: THOR TECH, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Allen Bullock, Jeffrey Mark Snyder, Eric John Johanson
  • Patent number: 8167329
    Abstract: A fifth-wheel trailer having a forward section comprising an adjustable-height floor. The floor being capable of moving up to a raised position to provide sufficient clearance for a towing vehicle to attach to the trailer for towing. The floor also being capable of moving down to a lowered position to provide a trailer with an approximately even floor and a full-height ceiling throughout. The present adjustable-height floor does not interfere with the structural stability of the trailer's main frame including its pin box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Inventor: Garry Wayne Lee
  • Patent number: 8162352
    Abstract: A travel trailer configured to be coupled to and towed by a vehicle is provided. The travel trailer has a compartment that is attached to a chassis which includes a front end and a rear end. A plurality of wheels are attached to the chassis adjacent the rear end, and a hitch assembly is attached to the chassis adjacent the front end. The compartment at the front end of the chassis forms first and second corners. A recess, directed inwardly toward the interior of the compartment, is located at each corner of the compartment. Cavities formed by each recess may receive a portion of the vehicle while the vehicle is engaged in a turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC
    Inventors: John M. Rhymer, Douglas M. Lantz, Scott J. Tuttle
  • Patent number: 8082698
    Abstract: A light weight modular enclosure that may be easily assembled by a user and mounted on a utility trailer or pickup truck includes a plurality of modular foam-encapsulated side panel assemblies and two foam-encapsulated corner panel assemblies arranged in adjacent positions in U-shaped anchor channels secured along three edges of a rectangular floorboard to form a front wall and two side walls of the modular enclosure. The side panel and corner panel assemblies each include a plurality of molded key pins and key sockets that are positioned for mating engagement to secure the panel assemblies in strict alignment when adjacently positioned in the anchor channels. A door frame assembly fits into the open rear end of the modular enclosure. A pop-up canopy assembly is installed over the top of the modular enclosure to provide additional head room during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Inventor: Lawrence V. Drake
  • Publication number: 20110278877
    Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments of a carriage-type cabin are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment may include a chassis having wheels to allow movement, a hitch disposed in a rear side of the chassis to enable attachment to another vehicle, a floor plate disposed on the chassis, a cabin body disposed on the floor plate and forming an interior space therein where the cabin body includes an entry door and a window, and a staircase disposed in a front side of the chassis and configured to guide a user to conveniently ingress and egress through the entry door. The cabin body may include an internal frame disposed on the floor plate and forming a basic frame and an external frame disposed above the inner frame. The internal frame and the external frame may be spaced apart from each other so as to form an air passageway therebetween for allowing air to flow naturally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventor: Sung Jin KIM
  • Publication number: 20110266830
    Abstract: A slide-out or retractable room for a mobile living quarters, such as a recreational vehicle, is provided with actuating assemblies mounted on opposite side walls of the slide-out room and the adjacent wall of the main living area. The actuating assemblies include a pair of parallel gear racks mounted on the side wall, which are engaged by pinions rotated by torque shafts mounted on the main living quarters. Each torque shaft is rotated by a separate motor. A roller engages a bearing surface on the lower portion of the gear racks. Accordingly, the slide-out room is extended and retracted by rotating the torque shafts to cause the gear racks and the attached slide-out room to extend and retract. The weight of the slide-out room is supported by the rollers, thereby supporting the slide-out room off of the floor of the main living quarters as it extends and retracts. A synchronizing control operates the motors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: LIPPERT COMPONENTS MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Michael A. Schwindaman, Thomas J. Rogers, Michael W. Howard
  • Patent number: 7967338
    Abstract: The trailer chassis includes a plurality of frame members forming a substantially rectangular box frame. The rectangular box frame includes a central, elongate main sub-frame integral with a pair of spaced outboard frame rail sections where wheel wells are formed. The central main sub-frame is devoid of cross members to provide unhindered storage space. Select sections of the rectangular box frame are covered with rigid plating to strengthen the torsional rigidity of the trailer chassis. The front section of the rectangular box frame includes a raised platform with a hitch frame integral thereto for installing a hitch. The trailer chassis is detachably mounted to the trailer in order to permit separate shipment of the trailer chassis in a shipping container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Inventor: Russell L Anderson
  • Patent number: 7942465
    Abstract: This invention involves an intensive system including a solar photovoltaic mobile power module. The system is set in a shell serving as a whole recreation vehicle (RV), which contains some auto body parts such as a chassis, wheels, a traction frame etc. The front-end face of the RV entirely installed with BIPV solar power glass curtain wall plates is 66-degree angle with the chassis. In addition, the front and rear parts of the RV are equipped with solar panels. The middle part of the RV has windows, while guardrails and a maintenance-ladder are also available in the rear. In the RV, there are facilities such as a bookshelf, a double bed, a bathtub, a toilet seat, a refrigerator, sofas, a desk, a vegetables pool, a console, a wardrobe, a door and a platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Inventor: Sylvan Jefferson
  • Patent number: 7938427
    Abstract: A fifth wheel trailer of the type designed to be towed with a towing vehicle having a vehicle hitch assembly includes a trailer body having an elevated front portion, and a mounting arrangement extending downward from beneath the front portion. The front portion of the trailer body has a generally convex forward surface. The trailer further includes a trailer chassis supporting the trailer body. The trailer chassis includes a forward portion supporting the front portion of the trailer body. The forward portion of the trailer chassis has a pair of side frame beams that extend along the sides of the trailer chassis. The forward portion of the trailer chassis includes a curved forward edge beam that is joined to the forward ends of the pair of side frame beams. The curved forward edge beam generally matches the curve of the front portion of the trailer body and provides support for the trailer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Thor Tech, Inc.
    Inventor: Barry Wade Ousley
  • Patent number: 7878545
    Abstract: A travel trailer configured to be coupled to and towed by a vehicle is provided. The travel trailer has a compartment that is attached to a chassis which includes a front end and a rear end. A plurality of wheels are attached to the chassis adjacent the rear end, and a hitch assembly is attached to the chassis adjacent the front end. The compartment at the front end of the chassis forms first and second corners. A recess, directed inwardly toward the interior of the compartment, is located at each corner of the compartment. Cavities formed by each recess may receive a portion of the vehicle while the vehicle is engaged in a turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC
    Inventors: John Mitchell Rhymer, Douglas M. Lantz, Scott J. Tuttle
  • Patent number: 7806463
    Abstract: A travel trailer having exterior unitary lower and upper shells, an interior lower shell defining a pre-molded floor and side walls with a seating area, a cabinet for refrigerator and stove top, an opposing bench, a bathroom sink, and defining an aisle centrally therebetween; a shower pan attached to a side wall; an interior upper shell defining a pre-molded ceiling, side walls, and storage areas; a wall defining a door to a bathroom portion; and a wheeled chassis connected to the exterior lower shell with an extending tongue for attaching to a trailer hitch of a motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Precision Polymers, LLC
    Inventors: James Oliver, Daniel Oliver, Scott Oliver
  • Patent number: 7794001
    Abstract: A mobile medical facility capable of treating a plurality of patients and being transported over the roadways without requiring extensive transporting means. In general the mobile medical facility includes a trailer. The trailer defines a floor area and has at least a first and second configuration. In the first configuration, the floor area is reduced to allow for transporting of the trailer over the public highways. In the second configuration, the floor area of the trailer is expanded and large enough to support a plurality of beds for treating patients. In some embodiments, the floor area in the second configuration may be at least twice as large as the floor area in the first configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority d/b/a Carolinas Medical Center
    Inventors: Thomas H. Blackwell, Kevin T. Staley
  • Publication number: 20100133873
    Abstract: A movable hunting blind is provided that includes a chassis with first and second axle assemblies in a tandem configuration where the first axle assembly includes steerable wheels, a coupling member extending between and pivotably connected to the first and second axle assemblies, a tongue member removably connected to and extending forwardly of the first axle assembly where the tongue member is configured for connection to a towing vehicle, a pair of transverse beams connected to proximate ends of the first and second axle assemblies, an enclosure supportably connected to the transverse beams by a plurality of brackets where each of the brackets is configured to permit some flexing movement between the transverse beams and the enclosure during transport, where the dimensions of the beams are sufficient to provide clearance between the bottom of the enclosure and the wheels of the axle assemblies, and where a wall of the enclosure includes a door configured for use in a first position as an entrance ramp and
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventor: Dwain CARLTON
  • Patent number: 7681941
    Abstract: A camper trailer or caravan (10) includes a chassis (12) adapted to be attached to, and towed behind a motor vehicle (11). A housing (21) is mounted on the chassis (12) and defines a main chamber including a peripheral wall. The chassis (12) is short in length and about the same width as the towing vehicle (11) with the wheels (19) located adjacent the rear end of the chassis (12), and the housing (21) is adapted be opened such that panels (41) folded inside the housing when in the closed configuration are adapted to form annex chambers (42, 43) when in the open configuration when the camper trailer (10) is being used for camping and the like. A sleeping chamber (23) associated with the main chamber extends outside the peripheral walls of said camper trailer when required. Preferably there is a kitchen chamber and a bedding chamber within the housing of the camper trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Inventors: Paul M. Freeman, Philip G. Fisher
  • Patent number: 7654609
    Abstract: A motorcycle trailer includes a base having an upper surface and a lower surface. The base is configured to receive a payload on the upper surface and further configured to support the payload on the upper surface. A first support is attached to the base and configured to support the lower surface of the base above the ground. A cylinder is configured to retract the first support such that the lower surface of the base is lowered to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Lucky Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: John McNutt, William Chris Eley, Lance Tyler Ellis, Patrick C. Davidson
  • Patent number: 7575251
    Abstract: A travel trailer configured to be coupled to and towed by a vehicle is provided. The travel trailer has a compartment that is attached to a chassis which includes a front end and a rear end. A plurality of wheels are attached to the chassis adjacent the rear end, and a hitch assembly is attached to the chassis adjacent the front end. The compartment at the front end of the chassis forms first and second corners. A recess, directed inwardly toward the interior of the compartment, is located at each corner of the compartment. Cavities formed by each recess may receive a portion of the vehicle while the vehicle is engaged in a turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC
    Inventors: Brian R. Brady, John Mitchell Rhymer, Douglas Martin Lantz, Timothy Arthur Hoffman, Scott James Tuttle
  • Publication number: 20080258497
    Abstract: A travel trailer having exterior unitary lower and upper shells, an interior lower shell defining a pre-molded floor and side walls with a seating area, a cabinet for refrigerator and stove top, an opposing bench, a bathroom sink, and defining an aisle centrally therebetween; a shower pan attached to a side wall; an interior upper shell defining a pre-molded ceiling, side walls, and storage areas; a wall defining a door to a bathroom portion; and a wheeled chassis connected to the exterior lower shell with an extending tongue for attaching to a trailer hitch of a motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: PRECISION POLYMERS, LLC
    Inventors: James Oliver, Daniel Oliver, Scott Oliver
  • Patent number: 7390052
    Abstract: A recreational vehicle includes a hull coupled to a chassis where the hull is formed by coupling pre-formed panels together using two piece channel members, and/or the chassis is formed by mechanically coupling pre-formed segments together. In some instances, the two piece channel members will interconnect substantially perpendicular panels such as by coupling wall panels to a floor panel, to a ceiling panel, and to adjacent wall panels. Such a vehicle can be quickly assembled from space efficient pre-formed pieces by lower skilled assemblers than are typically required in manufacturing a recreational vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Bertoch, Ken Biddle, Larry Budica, Scott Craig
  • Patent number: 7278650
    Abstract: A travel trailer configured to be coupled to and towed by a vehicle is provided. The travel trailer has a compartment that is attached to a chassis which includes a front end and a rear end. A plurality of wheels are attached to the chassis adjacent the rear end, and a hitch assembly is attached to the chassis adjacent the front end. The compartment at the front end of the chassis forms first and second corners. A recess, directed inwardly toward the interior of the compartment, is located at each corner of the compartment. Cavities formed by each recess may receive a portion of the vehicle while the vehicle is engaged in a turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Heartland REcreational Vehicles, LLC
    Inventors: Brian R. Brady, John Mitchell Rhymer, Douglas Martin Lantz, Timothy Arthur Hoffman, Scott James Tuttle
  • Patent number: 7267392
    Abstract: A utility trailer transport system is disclosed, wherein the utility trailer in the form of a pop-up camper is rotatably mounted via one of a plurality of structures on a transport trailer. The camper is positioned in one orientation for transport and a second orientation for use. A bed on the transport trailer serves to transport equipment and as a deck when the camper is in the second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Inventor: Michael Rounds
  • Patent number: 7258390
    Abstract: A camping trailer adapted for towing behind a motor vehicle comprising a body divided into a sleeping portion, a kitchen portion, and a bathroom portion, wherein the bathroom portion is substantially located over a forward “A” shaped towing frame of the trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Inventors: Philip Fisher, Paul Freeman