Side rail of a flatbed trailer for use with cargo restraint devices
AssigneeWabash National, L.P.
InventorTravis Smith McCloud
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Abstract
A side rail of a floor assembly of a trailer, such as a flatbed trailer, including a channel formed in a top wall of the side rail and an aperture formed in the top wall of the side rail at a location spaced-apart from the channel. The channel extends along a length of the side rail and is configured to receive a first cargo restraint device therein. The aperture is configured to receive a second cargo restraint device therein.
Claims12
A side rail of a flatbed trailer configured to (i) extend along a length of the trailer along one side of the trailer, and (ii) be coupled to and positioned outwardly from a transversely-extending cross-member of a floor assembly of the trailer, the side rail comprising:
- a channel formed in a top wall of the side rail, wherein the channel extends along a length of the side rail, wherein the channel is configured to receive a first cargo restraint device therein, and wherein the channel is configured to be positioned outside a lateral end of the transversely-extending cross-member of the floor assembly when the side rail is coupled to the cross-member;
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- an aperture formed in the top wall of the side rail at a location spaced-apart from the channel, wherein the aperture is configured to receive a second cargo restraint device therein, and
- wherein the channel is generally J-shaped when viewed in cross-section.
A side rail of a flatbed trailer configured to (i) extend along a length of the trailer along one side of the trailer, and (ii) be coupled to and positioned outwardly from a cross-member of a floor assembly of the trailer, the side rail comprising:
- a top wall;
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- a vertical wall coupled to an outer end of the top wall to extend downwardly below a bottom-most surface of the top wall in order to define a generally L-shaped side rail when viewed in cross-section, wherein the vertical wall is configured to be positioned outside of and engaged with an outer end of the cross-member of the floor assembly of the trailer,
- wherein the top wall includes a generally J-shaped channel configured to extend along a length of the side wall in order to receive a first cargo restraint device therein, wherein the channel is positioned at the outer end of the top wall, and wherein the channel is positioned directly above the vertical wall, and
- wherein the top wall includes a horizontal member, an aperture through the horizontal member and positioned at a location spaced inwardly from the channel, and first and second vertical members extending downwardly from the horizontal member and configured to be welded to a top surface of the cross-member, wherein the aperture is positioned between the first and second vertical members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.