Stake system for flatbed vehicles
AssigneeConsolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
InventorAnthony F. Barna
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Abstract
A stake system for providing a removable support for articles being transported on flatbed vehicles is provided. The stake system has a composite body with a cap on one end and a boot on the opposite end. A cover layer is shrink wrapped over the composite body and may include a heat-activated adhesive. The boot includes a flange that contacts the flatbed vehicle when the stake system is inserted into pockets formed in the flatbed vehicle. A pin is tethered to the boot and may be inserted into a hole in the boot adjacent to the underside of the flatbed vehicle. The pin provides a convenient means for locking the stake system to the vehicle and prevents the stake system from disengaging during operation.
Claims20
A vehicle stake system comprising:
- a composite body;
- a boot coupled to said composite body in a first opening, wherein said opening is arranged in one end of said boot
- a cap coupled to said composite body opposite said boot;
- and
- a cover layer bonded to said composite body between said boot and said cap.
A stake system for a flatbed vehicle having pockets, said stake system comprising:
- a boot sized to fit in said pocket, said boot having a first opening at one end and a plurality of core openings on an opposite end, said boot further having a second opening adjacent said plurality of core openings and arranged substantially perpendicular to said first opening;
- a pultruded fiberglass body member having one end positioned in said first opening;
- a cap having a third opening sized to receive said body member opposite said boot;
- and,
- a cover layer bonded to said body member between said boot and said cap.
14 The stake system of claim 13 wherein said boot further includes a flange extending about the periphery of said body adjacent said first opening, wherein said cable couples to said flange.
A flatbed vehicle comprising:
- a substantially planar area having a first side and a second side, said planar area further having a plurality of pockets formed substantially perpendicular and through said planar area;
- a plurality of stakes, each of said plurality of stakes associated with one of said plurality of pockets, said stakes comprising:
- a boot sized to fit in said associated pocket, said boot having a flange on one end wherein said flange is in contact with said planar area first side, said boot further having a first opening adjacent said flange;
- a composite body coupled to said first opening;
- a cap coupled to said composite body;
- and,
- a cover layer bonded to said composite body between said boot and said cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.