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US 2009/0267318 A1Published application
Multi-layer hold down assembly
AssigneeWabash National, L.P.
InventorsMICHAEL THOMA, DANNY L. GILBERT, FRANCIS SMIDLER
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Abstract
A low profile hold down assembly is mounted to the exterior surface of a sidewall of a trailer. The hold down assembly includes a cover member formed from the same material from which the sidewall of the trailer is formed and therefore is aesthetically desirable.
Claims24
A hold down assembly for attachment to a sidewall of a trailer, comprising:
- a plate assembly including a plate having an interior surface, an exterior surface and a peripheral edge, and a hold down mounted to said interior surface, said hold down being capable of having cargo within the trailer secured thereto;
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- a cover having a peripheral edge and fixedly mounted to said plate, the peripheral edge of said cover extending beyond the peripheral edge of the plate assembly, said cover being devoid of apertures.
A trailer comprising:
- a floor;
- a pair of sidewalls extending upwardly from said floor, each said sidewall having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
- an aperture provided through one of said sidewalls, said aperture having a peripheral edge;
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- a hold down assembly being capable of having cargo within the trailer secured thereto, said hold down assembly including a plate assembly and a cover, said plate assembly including a plate having an interior surface, an exterior surface and a peripheral edge, and a hold down mounted to said interior surface, said cover having a peripheral edge and fixedly mounted to said plate, said plate assembly abutting said exterior surface of said sidewalls and said hold down being positioned within said aperture, the peripheral edge of said cover extending beyond the peripheral edge of the plate assembly and beyond the peripheral edge of the aperture such that said peripheral edge of said cover is proximate to said sidewall.
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