Truck trailer with deck-level and curb-level unloading capability and additional cubic capacity
AssigneeStrick Trailers, LLC
InventorsJustin Bell, Michael W. Palmer
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Abstract
A trailer includes a front section having a first floor with an upper surface at a fixed vertical level approximately between three and six feet above a street level, a middle section, and a rear section having a second floor with an upper surface at the fixed vertical level. A horizontally-oriented platform is disposed in the middle section. A lifting mechanism is coupled to the platform and selectively raises and lowers the platform between a lower position of one to two feet above street level, otherwise known as curb-level, and an upper position of approximately between three and seven feet above street level
Claims20
A transportation vessel, comprising:
- a front section having a first floor with an upper surface at a fixed vertical level approximately between three and six feet above a street level;
- a middle section;
- a rear section having a second floor with an upper surface at the fixed vertical level;
- a horizontally-oriented platform disposed in the middle section;
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- a lifting mechanism coupled to the platform and configured to selectively raise and lower the platform between a lower position of one to two feet above street level, otherwise known as curb-level, and an upper position of approximately between three and seven feet above street level.
A transportation vessel, comprising:
- a front section having a first floor with an upper surface at a first vertical level approximately between three and six feet above a street level;
- a middle section;
- a rear section having a second floor with an upper surface at the first vertical level approximately between three and six feet above a street level;
- a plurality of horizontally-oriented platforms disposed in the middle section;
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- a plurality of lifting mechanisms, each said lifting mechanism being coupled to a respective one of the platforms and configured to selectively raise and lower the respective platform between a lower position of one to two feet above street level, otherwise known as curb-level, and an upper position of approximately between three and seven feet above street level.
A transportation vessel, comprising:
- a front section having a first floor with an upper surface approximately at a fixed vertical level between three and six feet above a street level;
- a middle section;
- a rear section having a second floor with an upper surface at the fixed vertical level approximately between three and six feet above a street level;
- a plurality of horizontally-oriented platforms disposed in the middle section;
- and
- a plurality of lifting mechanisms, each said lifting mechanism being coupled to a respective one of the platforms and configured to selectively raise and lower the respective platform between a low vertical position and a high vertical position, a bottom of each of the platforms being less than two feet above the street level when the platform is in the low vertical position, and a top of each of the platforms being at the fixed vertical level when the platform is in the high vertical position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.