Removable truck deck
AssigneeOn-Trux Limited
InventorCraig Leslie Oliver
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Abstract
A removable truck deck for use as part of a roll-off truck deck system. In one embodiment, the removable truck deck comprises a replaceable and interchangeable side fitting that may be locked at a desired position along the length of the removable truck deck. The side fitting may be used to provide a plurality of interchangeable attachments on the truck deck. One such attachment may include a pontoon permitting the truck deck to float when removed from the truck. A plurality of floating truck decks in abutting longitudinal series may be used to create a floating bridge. Other attachments include, wheels, cranes, winches, transverse partitions, tailgates, sidewalls, etc.
Claims20
A removable truck deck having means for slidably positioning a fitting at a plurality of discrete locations along a length thereof, the removable truck deck comprising:
- a) a deck frame having opposed longitudinal sides and a planar surface;
- b) a central channel mounted to the frame beneath the deck surface and extending along a length thereof, the central channel for receiving a pair of longitudinal frame members of a truck when the removable truck deck is mounted on the truck;
- c) a side rail mounted on each of the opposed sides outwardly of the deck frame, each side rail having a hollow cross-section and an outwardly oriented central slot extending a length thereof;
- d) a plurality of longitudinally spaced-apart holes on each side rail;
- e) at least one removable fitting in each side rail, each fitting having a base slidably received within the hollow cross-section of its respective rail and having an outwardly projecting portion extending through the central slot;
- f) a pin on each fitting for engagement with the holes;
- and,
- g) wherein the pin engages with one of the holes to secure the fitting at a selected position along the length of the rail.
A floating removable truck deck comprising:
- a) a deck frame having opposed longitudinal sides and a planar surface;
- b) a central channel mounted to the frame beneath the deck surface and extending along a length thereof, the central channel for receiving a pair of longitudinal frame members of a truck when the removable truck deck is mounted on the truck;
- and,
- c) at least a pair of pontoons, each pontoon removably attachable to the truck deck when the deck is removed from the truck.
A bridge made from a plurality of floating removable truck decks, the bridge comprising:
- a) at least two floating removable truck decks, each comprising:
- i. a deck frame having opposed longitudinal sides and a planar surface;
- ii. a central channel mounted to the frame beneath the deck surface and extending along a length thereof, the central channel for receiving a pair of longitudinal frame members of a truck when the removable truck deck is mounted on the truck;
- iii. at least a pair of pontoons, each pontoon removably attached to the truck deck;
- and,
- b) means for attaching two or more truck decks in abutting longitudinal series.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.