GB2460126A - Solo sleeping trailer - Google Patents

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GB2460126A
GB2460126A GB0809465A GB0809465A GB2460126A GB 2460126 A GB2460126 A GB 2460126A GB 0809465 A GB0809465 A GB 0809465A GB 0809465 A GB0809465 A GB 0809465A GB 2460126 A GB2460126 A GB 2460126A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B5/00—Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts
    • B62B5/06—Hand moving equipment, e.g. handle bars
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60F—VEHICLES FOR USE BOTH ON RAIL AND ON ROAD; AMPHIBIOUS OR LIKE VEHICLES; CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES
    • B60F3/00—Amphibious vehicles, i.e. vehicles capable of travelling both on land and on water; Land vehicles capable of travelling under water
    • B60F3/0061—Amphibious vehicles specially adapted for particular purposes or of a particular type
    • B60F3/0092—Amphibious trailers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P3/00—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects
    • B60P3/32—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects comprising living accommodation for people, e.g. caravans, camping, or like vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P3/00—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects
    • B60P3/32—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects comprising living accommodation for people, e.g. caravans, camping, or like vehicles
    • B60P3/36—Auxiliary arrangements; Arrangements of living accommodation; Details
    • B60P3/38—Sleeping arrangements, e.g. living or sleeping accommodation on the roof of the vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B19/00—Runners for carrying wheeled vehicles to facilitate travel on ice or snow
    • B62B19/04—Runners for carrying wheeled vehicles to facilitate travel on ice or snow replacing wheels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D63/00—Motor vehicles or trailers not otherwise provided for
    • B62D63/06—Trailers
    • B62D63/062—Trailers with one axle or two wheels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62K—CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
    • B62K27/00—Sidecars; Forecars; Trailers or the like specially adapted to be attached to cycles
    • B62K27/04—Car bodies; Fairings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B5/00—Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts
    • B62B5/0026—Propulsion aids
    • B62B5/0079—Towing by connecting to another vehicle

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Abstract

A solo sleeping trailer with an anthropomorphic and aerodynamic shaped body 1. A metal plate 2 is secured to the front end of the body 1 to facilitate various towing attachments which enable the towing of the trailer by a man, a bicycle, a motor cycle, a motor vehicle, a boat or a snow mobile vehicle. A waterproof access hatch 5 is provided which also acts as a ventilator. A pair of detachable wheels 4 on a single axle are situated amidships. An all around impact fender 3 is provided. To enable the towing of like trailers a rear end " U " bolt is fitted. The invention which is in effect a mini caravan alleviates the need for a separate rucksack, sleeping bag and tent.

Description

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A SOLO SLEEPING TRAILER
This invention relates to a trailer of approximate human shape for sleeping in when stationary or carrying a load when underway. Various towing attachments allow it to be hauled by either a man, a bicycle, a motorbike, a motor vehicle, a boat or a snowmobile vehicle.
The tent, the sleeping bag and the rucksack are the established essential items for a man to survive in the outdoors environment, providing the necessary protection against the elements. Even so there are physical limitations to a mans carrying capacity which reduce, logistically, his duration and durability relative to any given environment. By merging all of these items into one, in an anthropomorphic and aerodynamic wheeled trailer, a mans payload capacity is multiplied and his endurance in the field also. This applies to a man irrespective whether he be on foot, on a bicycle or on a motorbike.
According to the present invention there is provided an amphibious, anthropomorphic and aerodynamic integral plastic or metal waterproof trailer.
A hatch cover atop the trailer body permits access, provides a waterproof seal and acts also as a ventilator. A pair of wheels are attached amidships in the perfect position to balance the payload. A fender encompasses the whole body for impact protection. A rigid metal plate is secured to the front end of the body which is utiised for attaching various towing brackets. Means for towing other like trailers are provided on the rear of the body. A selection of towing brackets are provided for attaching the body of the trailer to:-a man, a bicycle, a motorbike, a motor vehicle, another like trailer, a boat or a snowmobile vehicle.
A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:-Figure 1 Shows the trailer in side view with no towing brackets attached.
Figure 2 Shows the trailer in plan view with no towing brackets attached.
Figure 3 Shows the front view of the trailer.
Figure 4 Shows the rear view of the trailer.
Figure 5 illustrates the towing of one trailer by another connected with an Appropriate bracket.
Figure 6 illustrates the trailer being towed by a bicycle attached by an Articulating bracket.
Figure 7 Illustrates the trailer being towed by a motor vehicle.
Figure 8 Demonstrates an optional waist belt means of attaching a man to the trailer.
Figure 9 Shows the belt attachment in front view.
Figure 10 Shows the belt in side view.
Figure 11 Shows the belt in plan view.
Figure 12 Shows a skis attachment in plan view.
Figure 13 Shows a skis attachment in side view.
Figure 14 Shows a skis attachment in rear view.
Referring to the drawings, the trailer comprises an integral body 1 illustrated in Fig I which can be made of moulded plastic, glass re-enforced plastic or metal.
It is anthropomorphic and aerodynamic in shape to provide a protected and waterproof solo sleeping compartment. A rigid sleeping bag as it were. An entry hatch aperture is built into the top of the body 1 and a close fitting hatch cover 5 is provided with a waterproof seal, not shown. The hatch cover 5 can also be used as a ventilator by incrementally tightening or releasing the securing catches, not shown. In order to spread the stress load of towing the trailer a metal plate 2 is secured at the front of the body 1 onto which can be attached various towing brackets with bolts through the holes provided in said metal plate 2. An impact fender 3 made of rubber or other suitable friction absorbent material is affixed around the whole body 1 by means of bolts or other suitable means of attachment. A suitable attachment point is provided on the underside of the body 1 for securing the detachable wheels 4 on their axle 6 by means of saddle brackets 7 or another suitable alternative. Another rear end attachment point on the body 1 is provided either for a "U" bolt 8 or some other suitable type of bracket, so that the trailer itself can be utiised to tow other like trailers, see Fig 5, connected by a suitable bracket 9.
Various towing brackets are provided which are adapted for a bicycle 10, Fig 6, including a horizontally articulating joint 12 on the bracket 11, secured to the metal plate 2. When being towed by a motor vehicle 13, Fig 7, equipped with a towing ball hitch 14, then the suitable towing bracket 15 is provided.
An adapted towing bracket, not shown, is also provided for a motorbike.
When being towed by a man, the trailer can be attached by a lightweight metal or plastic tubular 16 connected to a leather or plastic belt 17 fastened around a mans waist by a buckle 19, see Fig 8. The bracket joint 18 articulates horizontally and is locked onto the belt 17 by means of a pin 21. The other end of this towing bracket 16 has a securing plate 20 for the purpose of bolting to the metal plate 2 of the body 1. An alternative harness attached to both shoulders and waist, not shown, could also be provided.
A pair of lightweight skis, 22 & 23, Figs 12, 13 & 14 can be secured to the axle 6 through the holes provided 24 which allows the skis 22 & 23 to articulate around the axle 6 as the terrain demands over snow and ice. The Skis are made of metal plate 22 fabricated to metal tube 23, or suitable plastic alternatives. Thus the trailer can be towed by a snowmobile vehicle with a connecting bracket, not shown.

Claims (8)

  1. SCLAIMS1. An amphibious, anthropomorphic and aerodynamic integral plastic or metal waterproof trailer. A hatch cover atop the trailer body permits access, provides a waterproof seal and acts as a ventilator. A pair of wheels are attached amidships in the perfect position to correctly balance the payload.A fender encompasses the whole body for impact protection. A rigid metal plate is secured to the front end of the body which is utilised for attaching various towing brackets. Means of towing other like trailers are provided on the rear end of the body. A selection of towing brackets are provided for attaching the trailer to:-a man; a bicycle; a motorbike; a motor vehicle; a boat or a snowmobile vehicle.
  2. 2. An amphibious, anthropomorphic and aerodynamic trailer as claimed in Claim 1 wherein means are provided in the form of a towing bracket to enable a man to tow the trailer.
  3. 3. An amphibious, anthropomorphic and aerodynamic trailer as claimed in Claim 1 wherein means are provided in the form of a towing bracket to enable the towing of the trailer by a bicycle.
  4. 4. An amphibious, anthropomorphic and aerodynamic trailer as claimed in Claim 1 wherein means are provided in the form of a towing bracket to enable the towing of the trailer by a motor cycle.
  5. 5. An amphibious, anthropomorphic and aerodynamic trailer as claimed in Claim 1 wherein means are provided in the form of a towing bracket to enable the towing of the trailer by a motor vehicle.
  6. 6. An amphibious, anthropomorphic and aerodynamic trailer as claimed In Claim I wherein means are provided for towing the trailer by a boat.
  7. 7. An amphibious, anthropomorphic and aerodynamic trailer as claimed in Claim 1 wherein means are provided in the form of a towing bracket to enable the towing of the trailer, on the detachable skis, by a snowmobile vehicle.
  8. 8. An amphibious, anthropomorphic and aerodynamic trailer substantially as described herein with reference to Figures 1 --14 of the accompanying drawings.
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DE863910C (en) * 1951-02-14 1953-01-22 Fritz Bodlien Trailer for single-track vehicles
FR2213855A1 (en) * 1973-01-16 1974-08-09 Karbas Chaime
US3972544A (en) * 1973-07-16 1976-08-03 Olaf Soot Amphibious camper including a retractable suspension system
US4025010A (en) * 1973-07-16 1977-05-24 Olaf Soot Retractable motor mount
FR2536351A1 (en) * 1982-11-18 1984-05-25 Blondel Jacques One-wheeled trailer which can be towed behind a motorbike of a power equal to or greater than 600 cc.
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