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US 11,565,622 B2Granted
Rear corner post for a truck trailer
AssigneeStrick Trailers, LLC
InventorKevin Seitz
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Abstract
A corner post is for a rear door of a trailer, container or truck body. The corner post has a width when the door has been swung open 90 degrees between 0.75 inch and 1.94 inch such that the width of the opening into the trailer when both doors are open is at least 98.44 inches. The corner post includes three pieces that are attached together. The three pieces include planar sections and U-shaped sections.
Claims20
A corner post for being hingedly coupled to a rear door of a trailer, the corner post comprising:
- a first piece including a planar body, a rear proximal end and a front distal end, the proximal end being configured to be coupled to a hinge coupling the corner post to the rear door;
- a second piece including:
- a substantially U-shaped portion having:
- a planar mid-section with a rear end and a front end, the planar mid-section being substantially parallel to the planar body of the first piece;
- a first leg with a first end attached to the rear end of the planar mid-section and a second end attached to the planar body of the first piece;
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- a second leg with a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the front end of the planar mid-section;
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- a planar section with a rear end and a front end, the planar section being substantially parallel to the planar mid-section, the rear end being attached to the second end of the second leg and to the front distal end of the first piece;
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- a U-shaped third piece including:
- a planar middle section with a rear end and a front end, the planar middle section being substantially parallel to the planar body of the first piece, the planar middle section being attached to and abutting the planar mid-section of the second piece;
- a first leg with a first end attached to the rear end of the planar middle section and a second end attached to the rear proximal end of the first piece;
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- a second leg with a first end and a second end, the first end being attached to the front end of the planar middle section, the second end being attached to the planar section of the second piece.
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A corner post assembly for being attached to a swinging rear door of a trailer, the corner post assembly comprising:
- a hinge;
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- a corner post including:
- a substantially planar piece including a proximal end attached to the hinge;
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- a substantially U-shaped piece having:
- a planar middle section with a rear end and a front outer end, the planar middle section being substantially parallel to the substantially planar piece;
- a first leg with a first end attached to the rear end of the planar middle section and a second end attached to the substantially planar piece;
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- a second leg with a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the front end of the planar middle section, the second end extending toward the substantially planar piece, a maximum width of the corner post being between an outer surface of the substantially planar piece and an outer surface of the planar middle section of the substantially U-shaped piece, the maximum width being between 0.75 inch and 1.94 inch.
7 more elements
A transportation vessel comprising:
- a lefthand hinge;
- a righthand hinge;
- two corner posts, each said corner post including:
- a substantially planar piece including a proximal end attached to a respective one of the hinges;
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- a substantially U-shaped piece having:
- a planar mid-section with a rear end and a front end, the planar mid-section being substantially parallel to the substantially planar piece;
- a first leg with a first end attached to the rear end of the planar mid-section and a second end attached to the substantially planar piece;
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- a second leg with a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the front end of the planar mid-section, the second end extending toward the substantially planar piece;
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- two rear doors, each said door being attached to a respective said corner post through a respective said hinge, each said rear door being pivotable about the respective said hinge between a closed position in which each said door is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the trailer, and an open position in which each said door is rotated at least 90 degrees from the closed position, the doors blocking an entryway into an interior cargo space of the trailer in the closed position, the doors exposing the entryway into the interior cargo space of the trailer in the open position, the entryway having a minimum clearance width in a lateral direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the trailer, the minimum clearance width being at least 98.44 inches.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.