Patent · US Expired

Pallet carrier

US4418853A · kind A · utility

38Cited by
15References
11Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 30, 1982
Grant dateDec 6, 1983
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 30, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D33/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pallet carrier supported from the bottom of a tractor trailer forward of the rear tires includes a frame defining a number of pallet bays on each side of the carrier and an aerodynamic wing on the forward end of the carrier. The pallet carrier is used to carry wooden pallets when the trailer is loaded with a slip-sheet or floor loaded shipment.

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