Shunt truck positioned trailer stand
AssigneeIdeal Warehouse Innovations, Inc.
InventorJoseph J. Di Biase
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Abstract
A trailer stand positionable by a shunt truck is disclosed. The trailer stand includes a leg assembly having a front pair of legs and a back pair of legs, the front pair of legs connected by a front cross support and the back pair of legs connected by a back cross support, a wheel assembly having a wheel assembly frame that has a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the back pair of legs, the second end retaining an axle, the axle rotatably retaining at least two wheels, a stepped assembly having a front end, a back end, a top, and a bottom, the front end connected to the front cross support, the back end connected to the back cross support, the top of the stepped assembly providing a plurality of landing areas for an end of the semi-trailer, and a lifting frame.
Claims20
A trailer stand for a semi-trailer comprising:
- a stepped assembly having a front end, a back end, a top, and a bottom, the top of the stepped assembly having a plurality of vertically-oriented steps, each step providing a landing area for an end of the semi-trailer;
- a leg assembly comprising a plurality of supporting legs, a front support, and a back support, wherein the front end of the stepped assembly is connected to the front support and the back end of the stepped assembly is connected to the back support;
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- a lifting frame having a first end, and a second end that is connected to the stepped assembly.
A trailer stand for a semi-trailer, the trailer stand comprising:
- a leg assembly comprising a plurality of substantially vertical legs, a front support and a back support;
- a pair of stepped landing assemblies, each stepped landing assembly comprising:
- a base;
- an inside stepped side wall having a front end, a back end, a bottom and a top shaped to have a plurality of treads and risers;
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- an outside stepped side wall having a front end, a back end, a bottom and a top shaped to have a plurality of treads substantially corresponding in length to the plurality of treads of the inside stepped side wall and a plurality of risers substantially corresponding in height to the plurality of risers of the inside stepped side wall,
- wherein the inside stepped side wall and the outside stepped side wall are connected to sides of the base such that the treads and risers of the inside stepped side wall and the treads and risers of the outside step side wall substantially align on each side of the base forming steps, and wherein one end of the base sits atop, and is connected to, the front support and the other end of the base sits atop, and is connected to, the back support, such that the base traverses a gap between the front support and the back support;
- and a lifting frame comprising at least two arms connected by a top cross support, each arm of the lifting frame connected to one stepped landing assembly of the pair of stepped landing assemblies.
A trailer stand for a semi-trailer comprising:
- a stepped assembly having a front end, a back end, a top, and a bottom, the top of the stepped assembly having a plurality of vertically-oriented steps, each step providing a landing area for an end of the semi-trailer;
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- a leg assembly having a plurality of supporting legs, a front support, and a back support, wherein the front end of the stepped assembly is connected to the front support and the back end of the stepped assembly is connected to the back support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.