Trailer protective apparatus
OwnerJohn F. Doyleinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for protecting a door and rear sill of a trailer comprises a U-shaped body formed of resilient, rubbery material having a web from which two arms extend, the arms being spaced apart a distance sufficient to straddle a sidewall of the trailer. The arms of the body also may embrace not only a sidewall of the trailer but also an adjacent door which occupies a position alongside and parallel such trailer sidewall. The protective body also has a depending lip which projects downwardly from the web a distance to overlap at least a part of the trailer floor sill.
Claims17
Protective apparatus for use with a trailer having a rear end, at least one sidewall, a floor, and a sill at floor level at the rear end of said trailer, said apparatus comprising a body having a pair of arms spaced from one another a distance sufficient to straddle and embrace said sidewall at said rear end of said trailer, said body having a lip spanning said arms of said body and depending therefrom a distance sufficient to overlap said sill when said body arms embrace said sidewall and one of said arms bears on said floor.
The combination of a trailer having a rear end, a pair of spaced sidewalls, a floor spanning said sidewalls, a sill at floor level at the rear end of said trailer;
- and a protective device for protecting said sill against engagement with a dock rearwardly of the trailer, said protective device comprising a body having a pair of arms between which said side wall is accommodated, one of said arms being seated on said floor, and a lip depending from said body and extending beyond said arms a sufficient distance to overlap said sill and prevent engagement between said sill and said dock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.