Trailer particularly suited to hauling crushed and flattened vehicles
AssigneeBenlee, Inc.
InventorCharles Bush SR.
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Abstract
A hauling trailer particularly suited to the transport of scrap such as crushed and flattened vehicles includes a floor with walls and one open side, and a retractable wall structure for closing off the open side during transport. The wall structure, which may be flexible, rigid, or partitioned, is preferably retracted by raising and lowering a barrier from a member supported above the open side. To provide greater access to the open side during loading, a separate mechanism is provided for raising and lowering the member independent of the wall structure. The member may, for example, form part of a generally c-shaped lid structure, with the separate mechanism moving the lid structure between a lowered and raised position.
Claims18
A hauling trailer, comprising:
- a floor with wheels thereunder,
- front, back and side walls extending up from the floor creating a c-shaped upper edge having two corners and two ends;
- a member spanning the two ends;
- a barrier composed of two or more hinged panels extending down from the member, the barrier having a bottom edge and two sides edges;
- and
- a mechanism for moving the barrier between an open position, wherein the hinged panels are rolled up or drawn upwardly in accordion-like fashion, such that the bottom edge of the barrier is away from the floor, and a closed position, wherein the bottom edge of the barrier is adjacent the floor.
The trailer of claim 15, wherein the barrier is a tarpaulin.
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The trailer of claim. 1, wherein:
- the member forms part of a lid structure;
- and
- further including a mechanism for moving the lid structure between a lowered position wherein the member spans the two ends of the upper edge, and a raised position wherein the member is lifted up and away from the two ends.
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A hauling trailer, comprising:
- a floor with wheels thereunder;
- a set of permanent and rigid front, back and side walls extending up from the floor leaving one side open;
- a retractable wall structure for closing off the open side during transport, including a member supported above the open side, and a mechanism along the member for retracting the wall structure through raising and lowering.
A hauling trailer, comprising:
- a floor with wheels thereunder;
- front, back and side walls extending up from the floor creating a c-shaped upper edge having two corners and two ends;
- a member forming part of a lid structure spanning the two ends;
- a barrier extending down from the member, the barrier having a bottom edge and two sides edges;
- and
- a mechanism for moving the barrier between an open position, wherein the bottom edge of the barrier is away from the floor, and a closed position, wherein the bottom edge of the barrier is adjacent the floor, and
- a mechanism for moving the lid structure between a lowered position wherein the member spans the two ends of the upper edge, and a raised position wherein the member is lifted up and away from the two ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.