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OwnerGerald J. Straub, Martin L. Straub +2inventors
InventorsGerald J. Straub, Martin L. Straub, David A. Logan, James D. Davis
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A semi-truck trailer gooseneck assembly comprises a single curved plate extending transversely between and beyond the twin parallel longitudinal girders to form a single lower flange. The curved plate extends from the assembly supporting the floor over the fifth wheel and connecting the king pin to the trailer. The rear portion of the curved plate extends to the horizontal flat lower flanges of the twin girders extending substantially the length of the trailer. The result is a structure of increased strength and moment of inertia permitting the web depth of the gooseneck to be substantially decreased. The rear corner post comprises a two piece welded assembly wherein the major section is substantially an elongated "S" and the minor section "L" shaped. The shapes are welded together to form a hollow center portion and a pocket portion. The "L" section forms a contact for the rear door and the pocket engages the curtain to enable the curtain to be fully tightened when closed. The configuration permits the post to retain sufficient column strength with an overall thickness of only one inch.
In an automotive truck trailer, a gooseneck assembly comprising two parallel spaced apart longitudinal main frame members generally spaced toward each side of the trailer, each of said frame members having a vertical web and an upper flange, said vertical web smoothly decreasing in vertical height back to front along at least a substantial portion of the gooseneck assembly, and a single curving lower flange extending between and joining together the two vertical webs of the two main frame members beneath the smoothly decreasing vertical web portions of the gooseneck assembly, the upper surface of said single curving lower flange abutting the two vertical webs.
In an automotive truck trailer a gooseneck assembly comprising two parallel spaced apart longitudinal main frame members generally spaced toward each side of the trailer, each of said frame members having a vertical web and an upper flange, said vertical web smoothly decreasing in vertical height back to front along at least a substantial portion of the gooseneck assembly,
A free standing truck trailer rear corner post comprising a substantially S-shaped cross-section forming a pair of cavities and a substantially L-shaped cross-section joined to the S-shaped section substantially within at least a portion of one of the pair of cavities of the S-shape, the other cavity of the S-shape opening to the outside of the trailer and being formed to provide a pocket for a member receivable therein, said pocket configured to trap said member therein upon horizontal tensioning of a side curtain attached to said member.
A free standing truck trailer rear corner post comprising a substantially S-shaped cross-section forming a pair of cavities and a substantially L-shaped cross-section joined to the S-shaped cross-section substantially within at least a portion of one of the pair of cavities of the S-shape to form a vertical structural hollow tube with the S-shaped cross-section, said combination of S-shaped and L-shaped cross-sections being substantially one inch in transverse thickness, and the other cavity of the S-shaped opening to the outside of the trailer and being formed to provide a pocket for a member receivable therein, said pocket configured to trap said member therein upon horizontal tensioning of a side curtain attached to said member.
In a curtain side truck trailer, a gooseneck assembly comprising parallel spaced apart longitudinal main frame members, each of said frame members having a vertical web and an upper flange, said vertical web decreasing smoothly in vertical height back to front along at least a substantial portion of the gooseneck assembly,
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