Truck body protector system
US6073964A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J11/06
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A truck body protector system including a bracket secured to at least one side wall. The bracket includes a hinge formed of a plurality of hinge plates secured to the interior face of a side wall at spaced locations by screws and a plurality of rotatable hinge plates with a common hinge rod secured to the rotatable hinge plate for coupling the rotatable hinge plate to the fixed hinge plate and with an elongated support plate secured to the rotatable hinge plate by spaced screws at spaced locations along their common extents. The rotatable hinge plate and support plate are movable at a stowed orientation above the chamber and an operative position exterior of the truck bed and spaced from the side wall. The support face is formed in an L-shaped configuration with apertures at its end remote from the hinge rod. A sheet of durable, flexible plastic material in a generally rectangular configuration with a length essential to the length of the trailer and a height greater than that of the side walls sufficient to cover the tires of the truck and with spaced holes along its upper edge. Also provided is a plurality of S-shaped connectors removably coupling the sheet to the support plate.
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