Interlocking deck support system
US6585306B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61D47/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A deck support system for supporting cargo in a freight compartment is provided. The system includes at least one pair of deck panels mounted opposite one another on the side walls of the freight compartment, which are capable of movement between a secure upright position and an extended horizontal deployed position. When the deck panels are in their extended position they at least partially define a platform above the floor of the vehicle freight compartment. The system also includes a support bracket that is secured to each respective deck panel when in the deployed position and adjacent the free end of the deck panels. The bracket has an elongated body, a longitudinally extending channel for engagement with the deck panels and a longitudinally extending support ledge. The longitudinally extending channel interlocks the deployed deck panels and the longitudinally extending support ledge provides support to further pairs of deployed deck panels.
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