Claims
- 1. A bracket assembly for connecting a cross support member to a longitudinally extending side frame member of a boat trailer comprising
- a bracket member having a U-shaped cross sectional configuration formed by a base section and a pair of spaced side sections extending therefrom,
- said pair of spaced side sections adapted to embrace an end of a cross support member for attachment thereto,
- shaft means for coupling said bracket member to a longitudinally extending side frame member,
- said shaft means being disposed through said base section of the bracket member in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of a longitudinally extending side frame member for supporting said bracket member for pivotal movement relative to the longitudinally extending side frame member, and
- stop means supported on said base section to limit the extent of pivotal movement of said bracket member.
- 2. The bracket assembly of claim 1 wherein said stop means is positioned in vertical alignment with said shaft means and adapted to contact a portion of a longitudinally extending side frame member upon predetermined movement of said bracket member.
- 3. The bracket assembly of claim 1 further including retention bracket means adapted to secure the shaft means to a longitudinally extending side frame member.
- 4. The bracket assembly of claim 1 wherein retention bracket means is positioned within a tubular longitudinally extending side frame member.
- 5. The bracket assembly of claim 4 wherein said retention bracket means comprises a substantially V-shaped angle member having an aperture formed therein along an apex line defined by the two leg members thereof, and
- said shaft means passes through one side of a tubular longitudinally extending frame member within which said substantially V-shaped angle member is positioned and through said aperture formed in said substantially V-shaped angle member.
- 6. The bracket assembly of claim 1 further including a support member having a lengthwise curved configuration and coupled to said bracket member.
- 7. The bracket assembly of claim 1 wherein said base section is formed with a plurality of apertures for receiving said shaft means to vary the vertical positioning of a cross support member relative to a longitudinally extending side frame member.
- 8. The bracket assembly of claim 1 further including a pair of bolts extending between said spaced side section to rigidly support a cross support member.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 065,118, filed Aug. 9, 1979, and now U.S. Pat. No. 4,530,634.
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Divisions (1)
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