Mobile barrier
AssigneeConcaten, Inc.
InventorsKevin K. Groeneweg, David Meyerink, Duane Meyerink, LeRoy Severson
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Abstract
A safety trailer is shown, the device including first and second platforms, at least one of the first and second platforms having an axle and wheels attached thereto; a plurality of interconnected wall sections positioned between and connected to the first and second platforms, the plurality of wall sections defining a protected work area on a side of the trailer; and wherein each wall section has a longitudinal member extending a length of the wall section, the longitudinal member being positioned at the approximate position of a bumper of a vehicle colliding with the wall section.
Claims6
A safety trailer, comprising:
- (a) first and second platforms, at least one of said first and second platforms having an axle and wheels attached thereto and at least one of the first and second platforms having a king pin at an end thereof;
- (b) a plurality of interconnected wall sections positioned between and connected to the first and second platforms, the plurality of wall sections defining a protected work area on a side of the trailer;
- (c) and wherein each wall section has a longitudinal member extending a length of the wall section, the longitudinal member being positioned at the approximate position of a bumper of a vehicle colliding with the wall section;
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- (d) a removable caboose engageable with the king pin, the caboose having a fixed king pin plate, a nose portion and at least one axle and wheels, wherein said fixed king pin plate distributes at least a portion of the force of a vehicle colliding with the safety trailer, the caboose further comprising at least one of:
- a vertical adjustment member adapted to maintain a level ride height, provide additional ground clearance and level the caboose;
- and an auxiliary mechanism adapted to engage a caboose brake system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.