Patent · US Expired

Covered utility trailer and kit for assembling same

US7380873B2 · kind B2 · utility

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30Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 15, 2006
Grant dateJun 3, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 15, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D63/061
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of utility trailers and more specifically, to a covered utility trailer and a kit for assembling same. The covered utility trailer includes a trailer bed for supporting cargo. The trailer bed has a leading edge, an opposed trailing edge spaced apart from the leading edge and a pair of first and second, spaced apart, side edges joining the leading edge to the trailing edge. A pair of first and second, spaced apart, sidewalls and a leading wall are also provided. Each sidewall extends upright from a respective side edge of the trailer bed. The leading wall is mounted between the first and second sidewalls and extends upright from the leading edge of the trailer bed. A rear cargo access door assembly is disposed opposite the leading wall and between the first and second sidewalls. The rear cargo access door assembly extends upright from the trailing edge of the trailer bed. The rear cargo access door assembly includes a door frame and a pair of first and second cargo access doors hingedly mounted to the door frame in a double door arrangement. Each of the cargo access doors frame is selectively deployable in one of a swing door configuration …

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