Apparatus and method for truck frame extender
OwnerLeonard E. Andersoninventor
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Abstract
An extendable truck frame includes extended frame rails and interconnecting members. One end of the extended rails includes a connection that can be received by and secured into the back end of truck frame. In one embodiment, the extended rails can be positioned either at the general level of the truck frame to essentially extend the truck frame in the same general plane as the truck frame, but alternatively can be secured to the truck frame at a different, for example lower, position. The extended frame is releasable by interconnecting mechanisms so that extended frame can be selectively used.
Claims21
A truck frame extender comprising:
- extender rails spaced apart from one another and having proximal and distal ends;
- cross members between the extender rails;
- proximal ends of the extender rails including connectors for releasable connection to a truck frame;
- further comprising second connectors at the proximal ends of the extender rails, spaced apart from said connectors, the second connectors positioned away from a plane defined by the extender rails;
- wherein the first and second connectors can be reversably positioned into mating connectors adapted to be mounted to a truck frame so that the extender rails can either be positioned generally at the level of a plane defined by truck rails, or at a different plane.
A truck with an extendible frame comprising:
- a truck frame including C-shaped parallel rails from front to back of the truck;
- a truck body connected to the truck frame;
- an engine and drive train operably positioned in the truck frame;
- an axle and wheels operatively connected to the drive train and truck frame;
- the rear of the truck rails each comprising a receiver fixed to the rails and defining a female receptor having a length, the receivers comprising tubular members inserted and securable into the C-shaped parallel rails;
- releasable members operating with the receivers to releasably secure an extended frame to the truck rails.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.