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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 1979
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1978
Jack E Moll, New Berlin, WI (US);
Miller Tilt-Top Trailer, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A detachable trailer for transporting heavy equipment and the like includes a forward tongue adapted for hitching to a towing vehicle and a support assembly for supporting the tongue on the ground at an elevation desired for hitching. The support assembly includes a screw type stand which is supported from a tongue-mounted bracket for pivotal movement between a lowered or support position wherein the stand base can be lowered into engagement with the ground and a raised or stowed position for over-the-road travel. A locking pin carried by the stand is releasably biased into engagement with angularly space apertures in the bracket to releasably retain the stand in the support and stowed positions.