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Vehicle convertible double deck system

US4281870A · kind A · utility

29Cited by
4References
6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 6, 1979
Grant dateAug 4, 1981
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Expiry dateAug 6, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB61D3/02
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A deck assembly for a vehicle freight container, e.g., a highway trailer, comprising a series of panels which extend across the container and rest on side rails to provide a second floor for lading spaced above the main floor of the container, the panels being hinged to opposed side walls of the container in a manner to permit storage against the side walls above the side rails. The panels are pivoted at two corners, one pivot being a universal joint and the other being detachable from the side wall to permit the panels to be rotated about both a vertical and a horizontal axis for moving them from stored to operative position and vice versa.

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