Fontaine Commercial Trailer, Inc. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160096464 | TRAILER APPARATUSES HAVING TRAVERSE HYDRAULIC TAIL - A tail trailer includes a main deck mounted on a main frame, a main tail pivotally connected to a rearward end of the main deck and a flip tail pivotally secured to a rearward end of the main tail. The flip tail is movable between a folded position beneath the main tail and an unfolded position extending outwardly from the rearward end of the main tail. A lifting and holding, assembly is provided between the main frame and the main tail for pivotally moving and maintaining a desired position of the main tail and the flip tail relative to the main deck. A combined locking and supporting arrangement beneath the main tail provides ground engaging support for the main tail, and also provides locking engagement for holding the flip tail in the folded position. | 04-07-2016 |
20150375663 | TRAILER APPARATUSES - A traveling axle trailer includes an elongated deck being constructed with an underlying frame provided with a set of main support beams and a set of guide beams located between these support beams. The guide beams are configured with rear guiding and supporting surfaces extending in one sloping direction between the front end and the rear end of the trailer. Front guiding and supporting surfaces on the guide beams extend in another sloping direction opposite the one sloping direction between the front end and the rear end of the trailer. An undercarriage is movably supported along the guide beams between a transport position and a loading position. The undercarriage has a frame provided with a set of front guiding and supporting assemblies and a set of rear guiding and supporting assemblies. The rear and front guiding and supporting assemblies are engaged for progressive movement with the rear guiding and supporting surfaces in the one sloping direction and with the front guiding and supporting surfaces in the opposite sloping direction to move the elongated deck from the transport position to the loading position. A translating arrangement is provided for moving the undercarriage along the guide beams. | 12-31-2015 |