AUTOMOTIVE TRAILER Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC B62D63/06 B60D1/07 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to automotive industry and may be used for cargo haulage by cars. Automotive single-axle trailer with two rigid hitches comprises vertical sides. One rigid hitch is composed of attachment on ball-type towing coupler with towing handle hinged directly to trailer body or frame or coupled therewith without hinge to allow height adjustment. With trailer coupled with car, distance from ball-type towing coupler center to trailer wheel rotational axis is smaller than trailer body width by, at least, 1.1 times. Second rigid hitch is composed of articulated or solid beam secured directly to trailer via hinge to allow variation of position in any plane. On car side, it is secured to emergency towing device or towing coupler beam to retain second end of rigid hitch.

EFFECT: better maneuverability and controllability.

3 cl, 2 dwg