CPC B60P 3/32 (2013.01) [B60P 1/6436 (2013.01); E04B 1/344 (2013.01); E04B 1/346 (2013.01); E04B 1/34336 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A method of unloading a modular home from a trailer, the method comprising:
positioning a modular home on a bed of a trailer, wherein the modular home comprises a first housing portion having a first vertical edge coupled to a second vertical edge of a second housing portion by a hinge, and wherein the first and second housing portions are arranged longitudinally on the trailer;
rotating the first housing portion and the second housing portion about the hinge such that the first and second housing portions overhang from first and second sides of the bed, forming a first overhanging portion and a second overhanging portion of the modular home, wherein the trailer comprises a first rotation pin translatably coupled to a first slot in the bed and a second rotation pin translatably coupled to a second slot in the bed, and wherein the first housing portion is configured to rotate about the first rotation pin and the second housing portion is configured to rotate about the second rotation pin; and
coupling at least one of (1) a first horizontal edge of the first housing portion to a second horizontal edge of the second housing portion, or (2) a third vertical edge of the first housing portion to a fourth vertical edge of the second housing portion upon completion of the rotating.
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