Manually Actuated Brake System for Manually Towable Vehicle

Abstract

A brake system for a vehicle having a plurality of wheels and a frame comprising a mechanically actuated braking assembly operably coupled with at least one of the wheels and being operable between braking and non-braking conditions, a handle coupled to the braking assembly and being mounted to the frame for pivotal movement about a substantially horizontal axis between first and second positions in each of which the braking assembly is in the braking condition, and an actuating mechanism responsive to movement of the handle from either of the first and second positions for actuating the braking assembly into the non-braking condition.

1 . A frame structure for supporting a trailer comprising a pair of horizontally spaced frame assemblies, each frame assembly including at least two transversely opposed wheels having substantially parallel rotational axes and a horizontally oriented lower support base with an upstanding wall portion. 
   
   
       2 . The frame structure as claimed in claim  36  wherein each frame assembly includes a horizontally oriented upper support base horizontally and vertically offset from the lower support base, the upper and lower support bases being integrally coupled with the wall portion. 
   
   
       3 . A frame structure as claimed in claim  36  wherein each frame assembly includes at least two depending substantially parallel sidewalls, each sidewall adapted to support a wheel. 
   
   
       4 . A frame structure as claimed in claim  38  wherein at least one of the sidewalls includes a sidewall aperture for securing items in a well known manner. 
   
   
       5 . A frame structure as claimed in claim  39  wherein the sidewall aperture is oblong shaped and disposed in a substantially inclined angle relative to the trailer. 
   
   
       6 . A method of supporting a trailer comprising:
 disposing a pair of frame assemblies having wheels in horizontally spaced relation to each other, each frame assembly having a lower support base and an upstanding wall portion; and   disposing the trailer on top of the lower support bases and between the upstanding wall portions.