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US 6,270,150 B1Granted
Trailer with conduit retainer
AssigneeGreat Dane Limited Partnership
InventorsTimothy Dean Miller, Charles Robert Fetz
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Abstract
A trailer includes a deck assembly with parallel longitudinal sides, a plurality of wheels supporting the deck assembly, and a bracket insert releasably attached to the deck assembly. The bracket insert includes a retaining clip securing an elongated conduit.
Claims24
A trailer, said trailer comprising:
- a deck assembly with parallel longitudinal sides, a floor extending between said longitudinal sides and a plurality of spaced apart support members extending transversely across said trailer with respect to said floor;
- a plurality of wheels supporting said deck assembly;
- and
- at least one bracket insert attached to said deck assembly so that said at least one bracket insert is removable from said deck assembly without destruction of or damage to the trailer, wherein said at least one bracket insert includes at least one retaining clip securing an elongated conduit and wherein said at least one bracket insert defines a length less than a spacing between adjacent said support members.
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A trailer, said trailer comprising:
- a deck assembly with parallel longitudinal sides;
- a plurality of wheels supporting said deck assembly;
- and
- at least one bracket insert attached to said deck assembly so that said at least one bracket insert is removable from said deck assembly without destruction of or damage to the trailer, wherein said at least one bracket insert includes at least one retaining clip securing an elongated conduit,
- wherein said at least one bracket insert includes an outer wall constructed from a resilient material, said outer wall being received in a generally U-shaped channel defined by said deck assembly in a snap fit.
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A trailer, said trailer comprising:
- a deck assembly with parallel longitudinal sides;
- a plurality of wheels supporting said deck assembly;
- and
- a plurality of bracket inserts attached to said deck assembly, each of said bracket inserts includes
- an outer wall constructed from a resilient material, said outer wall being received in a generally U-shaped channel defined by said deck assembly in a snap fit, and
- a retaining clip defining a hole extending therethrough parallel to one of said parallel longitudinal sides and securing an elongated conduit,
- wherein a wall surrounding said hole includes a gap having a width sufficient to allow said elongated conduit to pass therethrough into said hole, and wherein at least one of said clip wall and said conduit is constructed from a resilient material and wherein said gap width is less than the cross-sectional width of said conduit.
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A trailer, said trailer comprising:
- a deck assembly with parallel longitudinal sides;
- a plurality of wheels supporting said deck assembly;
- and
- a bracket insert attached to said deck assembly, said bracket insert including
- an outer wall defining a gap opening generally upward and having a width sufficient to allow an elongated conduit to pass therethrough, and
- a retaining clip defining a hole extending therethrough parallel to one of said parallel longitudinal sides and securing said elongated conduit,
- wherein said clip defines a wall that surrounds said hole and includes a gap having a width sufficient to allow said elongated conduit to pass therethrough into said hole and wherein at least one of said clip wall and said elongated conduit is constructed from a resilient material and wherein said gap width is less than the cross-sectional width of said elongated conduit.
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A trailer, said trailer comprising:
- a deck assembly with parallel longitudinal sides;
- a plurality of wheels supporting said deck assembly;
- and
- a plurality of bracket inserts attached to said deck assembly, each of said bracket inserts includes
- an outer wall constructed from a resilient material, said outer wall being received in a generally U-shaped channel defined by said deck assembly in a snap fit, and
- a retaining clip defining a hole extending therethrough parallel to one of said parallel longitudinal sides and securing an elongated conduit,
- wherein a wall surrounding said hole includes a gap having a width sufficient to allow said elongated conduit to pass therethrough into said hole, wherein at least one of said clip wall and said elongated conduit is constructed from a resilient material and wherein said gap width is less than the cross-sectional width of said elongated conduit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.