Conversion device to transform a flat bed into a truck bed and the method to use
US10166906B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D33/0276
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention is a retractable cargo wall for flatbed trucks and trailers that lowers into an enclosure that may be rollup canister or tray. Once the cargo walls are lowered, the posts supporting the walls may collapse into the bed, thereby transforming a bed with cargo walls into a flatbed. It is also anticipate that a truck or trailer bed with posts can be transformed into a flatbed truck or trailer.
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