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US 5,211,518 AGranted
Motor vehicle trailer for hauling steel coils
AssigneeQCX Partners, Inc.
InventorOgnjen Mimica
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Abstract
A vehicular trailer includes a platform defining a recess into which articles to be transported are placed. Laterally extending hanger members and longitudinally extending support beams form a cradle for supporting the articles.
Claims19
Vehicular trailer apparatus for carrying articles, comprising:
- a platform having a pair of laterally opposed sides, front and rear end portions and opposed upper and lower surfaces extending between the sides and the front and rear end portions;
- sidewalls downwardly depending from the platform sides to form outside corners at the upper surface of the platform, at a joinder of the sidewalls and platform sides;
- said platform including at least one interior edge forming an internal recess in said platform;
- a plurality of cradle shaped hangers extending between and attached to said sidewalls, below said platform and including a pair of laterally opposed, upwardly facing support surfaces inclined toward one another and located below said platform recess;
- forward and rearward endwalls downwardly extending from said platform;
- a pair of elongated support beams supported by each said hanger and having forward and rearward ends supported by said forward and rearward endwalls, said elongated support beams including laterally spaced apart, upwardly facing support surfaces for supporting said articles;
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- said support beams and said platform interior edges forming a pocket for receiving said articles to be carried by said vehicular trailer apparatus.
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