Net safety top for trailers
OwnerDennis Gianniasinventor
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Abstract
A net is located on the top surface of a truck trailer or box body on a truck that traps and holds in place snow or ice that forms on the flat tops of the truck or trailer. The mesh of the net aids in breaking up the snow or ice into smaller lumps and thus redices the hazard from sheet of ice or snow slipping from the top of trucks or trailers as they travel on highways. A plastic or rope mesh material held above the surface of the truck or trailer top is preferred.
Claims11
A combination of a snow and ice restraint device and a vehicle, said combination comprising:
- said vehicle having a substantially flat top with a front edge and a rear edge;
- said device including a mesh structure having a plurality of openings;
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- said mesh structure being removably affixed to said vehicle above said flat top,
- whereby said mesh structure acts to restrain snow and ice from sliding off said flat top in large sheets.
A combination of a snow and ice restraint device and a vehicle, said combination comprising:
- said vehicle being a trailer having a flat top;
- said device including a mesh structure mounted at a predetermined distance above said flat top of said trailer;
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- said mesh having a plurality of openings of five inches in width or less but more than one inch;
- whereby said combination ensures that snow and ice breaks into small non harmful lumps prior to falling off said flat top of the trailer.
A method to restrain snow and ice from sliding off a vehicle having a flat top in large sheets comprising the steps:
- providing a mesh structure having a holding means;
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- attaching the mesh structure to the flat top by the holding means at a predetermined height with respect to the flat top of the vehicle,
- whereby snow and ice falling on the flat top is essentially prevented from sliding off the top in large sheets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.