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US 6,957,847 B2Granted
Truck with picker crane and sleeper unit for extended duty
OwnerRandy Lee Rigelinventor
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Abstract
A commercial truck has a cab, a flatbed, and provides a space between the cab and flatbed, wherein an auxiliary fuel tank is mounted on a frame of the truck. A sleeper unit is positioned on, and supported by, the auxiliary fuel tank, the sleeper unit adapted for being accessed directly from the cab. A picker crane is mounted on the frame of the truck behind the auxiliary fuel tank and the sleeper unit and within the space between the cab and the flatbed.
Claims10
In a commercial truck apparatus having a cab and a flatbed, and a space between the cab and flatbed, the improvement comprising:
- an auxiliary fuel tank mounted on a frame of the truck apparatus within the space between the cab and the flatbed;
- a sleeper unit positioned on, and supported by, the auxiliary fuel tank, the sleeper unit adapted for being accessed directly from the cab;
- and a picker crane mounted on the frame of the truck behind the auxiliary fuel tank and the sleeper unit and within the space between the cab and the flatbed.
A commercial truck apparatus comprising:
- a sleeper unit positioned to the rear of a cab:
- the sleeper unit providing a window and boot joining a window in the cab for access to the sleeper unit directly from the cab;
- and a picker crane mounted on a frame of the truck behind the sleeper unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.