Protective enclosure and method of using
OwnerHarry Priceinventor
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Abstract
A trailer for use with a truck having at least one drive wheel is disclosed. The trailer includes a floor configured to carry cargo and a protective enclosure moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The protective enclosure has a frame and a top panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and an end panel that are attachable to the frame. In the stowed position, the protective enclosure is positioned adjacent the floor. In the deployed position, the protective enclosure projects away from the floor and the top panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, and the end panel cooperate to form an interior space shielded from inclement weather. A method of servicing at least one drive wheel of a truck coupled to a trailer is also disclosed.
Claims21
A trailer for use with a truck having at least one drive wheel, the trailer comprising:
- a floor configured to carry cargo;
- and
- a protective enclosure moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, the protective enclosure having:
- a frame defining a periphery;
- a support for supporting an end of the frame;
- a top panel attachable to the periphery of the frame;
- and
- a first side panel, a second side panel, and an end panel attachable to the frame;
- wherein in the stowed position, the protective enclosure is positioned adjacent the floor, and wherein in the deployed position, the protective enclosure projects away from the floor and the top panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, and the end panel cooperate to form an interior space shielded from inclement weather.
A method of servicing at least one drive wheel of a truck coupled to a trailer comprising:
- providing a truck having at least one drive wheel and a trailer coupled to the truck, the trailer having a floor configured to carry cargo, the trailer having a storage chamber positioned adjacent the floor;
- providing a protective enclosure positioned inside the storage chamber in a stowed position;
- moving the protective enclosure from the stowed position at least partially out of the storage chamber to a deployed position;
- and
- covering a frame of the protective enclosure with one or more panels to form an interior space at least partially shielding the at least one drive wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.