Portable Trailer Stand with Integrated Auxiliary Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable trailer stands are cumbersome and costly due to additional components and weight, and they often fail under extreme weight conditions, leading to hazardous situations and increased maintenance needs.
Innovation Solution
A portable trailer stand with a pedestal, adjustable height mechanism, and wheel system for easy movement, along with an auxiliary stand that can be securely attached, reducing the need for multiple stands and enhancing stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If wheeled components are added to portable trailer stands to facilitate movement, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple trailer stands into a single integrated portable unit with a common base and shared wheels. Instead of making each individual stand portable with its own wheels, the invention merges several stands together so they share a single mobile base structure, reducing overall complexity while maintaining ease of movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable trailer stand is designed as a multi-functional device that can simultaneously support multiple trailer positions and be transported as a single unit. The universal base structure serves both as the support foundation for multiple stands and as the mobile platform for transportation, eliminating the need for separate wheel assemblies on each stand.
2Reliability
If multiple separate trailer stands are used to support trailers, then reliability is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple trailer stand functions into a single integrated portable unit with a common base. This consolidation provides stable support for multiple trailer positions while reducing the overall number of separate components, thereby maintaining reliability without increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable trailer stand is segmented into adjustable individual support legs or arms that can be independently positioned to support different trailer configurations. This segmentation allows multiple support points within a single unified structure, providing reliable multi-position support without requiring multiple separate stand units.
Data Source
AI summary
The present application relates to a transport for transporting a trailer stand. The transport for a trailer stand may be a portable trailer stand and may comprise one or more auxiliary trailer stands. The portable trailer stand may include a pedestal having a top for engaging and supporting the underside of the nose portion of a trailer, a bottom for engaging the ground, wheel means mounted on the pedestal for moving the stand along the ground to and from a position under the nose portion of a trailer, means for adjusting the height of said pedestal, and a member for engaging and securing the auxiliary trailer stand to the portable trailer stand.