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US 7,581,745 B2Granted
Adjustable aluminum trailer bunk for trailers
AssigneeAlcon Inc.
InventorsPhilip Remedios, Mike Gee
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Abstract
Disclosed is an aluminum trailer bunk having a support housing, a base plate, an aluminum rail, and a protective covering positioned over the aluminum rail. Further disclosed is an aluminum replacement rail for a trailer, including an aluminum rail having a bottom plate and a support member, a plurality of L-brackets, and a protective covering placed over said support member.
Claims17
An adjustable aluminum trailer bunk comprising:
- a support housing comprising,
- a base,
- a first wall and a second wall connected to the base,
- each of the first and second walls being substantially flat and extending substantially vertical to define a hollow interior having an open top,
- each of the first and second walls having a serrated interior surface and at least one corresponding aperture being configured to receive a bolt;
- a non-rotationally adjustable base plate being substantially flat comprising,
- a first end and a second end,
- an enlarged cylindrical head at the first end,
- a serrated portion being configured to cooperate with the serrated interior surface of the first and the second walls of the support housing, wherein the serrated portion extends from the enlarged cylindrical head to the second end, wherein the serrated portion being configured to be received into the hollow interior of the support housing at a predetermined location and to engage the serrated interior surface of the support housing, thereby connecting the base plate to the support housing at the predetermined location, and
- at least one aperture being configured to receive the bolt, thereby allowing the base plate to be adjusted relative to the support housing;
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- a pivotal aluminum rail comprises,
- a cylindrical housing being configured to receive the enlarged cylindrical head of the non-rotationally adjustable base plate such that the pivotal aluminum rail pivots relative to the non-rotationally adjustable base plate and the support housing, and
- a protective covering placed over at least a portion of the pivotal aluminum rail.
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The adjustable aluminum trailer brink comprising:
- a support housing comprising a base, a first wall and a second wall, each of the first and second walls extend substantially vertical to define a hollow interior having an open top, each of the first and second walls have a serrated interior surface and at least one corresponding aperture that is adapted to receive a bolt;
- a non-rotationally adjustable base plate comprising (i) a first end and a second end, (ii) an enlarged cylindrical head being connected at the first end, and (iii) a serrated portion extending from the enlarged cylindrical head to the second end, wherein the serrated portion configured to be received into the hollow interior when the serrated portion is mechanically engaged with the serrated interior surface of the support housing;
- a pivotal aluminum rail comprising (i) a cylindrical housing that is connected to an upper portion having a bottom plate, (ii) a support member located at a first end of the bottom plate, and (iii) an end wall located at a second end of the bottom plate, wherein the end wall extends substantially vertical from the bottom plate, wherein the cylindrical housing being configured to receive the enlarged cylindrical head of the non-rotationally adjustable base plate to form a pivotal connection between the pivotal aluminum rail and the support housing;
- and
- a protective covering placed substantially over the support member and the end wall of the pivotal aluminum rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.