Plate-type trailer construction
US4810027A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 1987 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D33/04
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A trailer body construction including side panels, a roof and floor. The upper ends of the side panels and roof are supported by a top rail and the lower ends of the side panels and floor are supported by a frame assembly. The top rail includes a horizontal leg having a wing member extending from the horizontal leg end and a substantially vertical leg having a ledge extending therefrom. The side panels comprise a plurality of vertical side plates having substantially abutting edges, a plurality of side laps respectively covering each pair of side plates, and a plurality of side posts overlying the side laps and plates. The side posts include flange portions that abut the side laps to form box-like side posts.
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