Combination load bed and platform for a vehicle
OwnerRobert William Slater, Stephen Renderinventors
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Abstract
This invention relates to load bed for a vehicle, and in particular to a load bed adapted to carry elongate articles upon the public roads. The load bed could for example be the trailer of an articulated vehicle, or it could be part of a rigid truck, as desired. The load bed (214) has a set of retaining posts along the longitudinal sides of the bed, and at least one platform (224) is mounted upon the load bed and is movable between a stowed condition and an in use condition, the retaining posts being between the load bed and the platform in its in use condition.
Claims13
A combination load bed and platform for a vehicle, the load bed having a longitudinal axis and two longitudinal sides, the vehicle being adapted for transporting articles on the load bed, the load bed in use having a retaining structure along at least one of the longitudinal sides, the platform being mounted upon the vehicle for movement between a stowed condition and an in use condition, at least part of the retaining structure being between the load bed and the platform when the platform is in its in use condition.
A vehicle having a load bed and a platform, the load bed having a longitudinal axis and two longitudinal sides, the vehicle being adapted for transporting articles on the load bed, the load bed in use having a retaining structure along at least one of the longitudinal sides, the platform being mounted for movement between a stowed condition and an in use condition, at least part of the retaining structure being between the load bed and the platform when the platform is in its in use condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.