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Removable side construction for flat bed trailers

Assignee: STRICK TRAILERS
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Filing: 1962-03-13
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Granted: 1964-07-21
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Expires: 1982-03-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Louis A Kandle

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 04:11
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J5/00; B60J5/04; B60J5/0497; B62; B62D; B62D33/00; B62D33/02; B62D33/023; B62D33/027; B62D33/033; B62D53/00; B62D53/04; B62D53/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 146 words
IN A FLAT BED TRAILER, A REMOVABLE SIDE CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING VERTICAL POSTS, MEANS REMOVABLY RETAINING SAID POSTS IN LONGITUDIALLY SPACED RELATION ALONG THE SIDES OF THE TRAILER, VERTICALLY EXTENDING PANELS SPANNING THE SPACES BETWEEN SAID POSTS, SAID POSTS INCLUDING MEANS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE TRAILER REMOVABLY RECEIVING THE VERTIICAL EDGES OF SAID PANELS, AND MEANS RELEASABLY LOCKING EACH PANEL IN PLACE, WHEREIN SAID MEANS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE TRAILER RECEIVING THE VERTICAL EDGES OF SAID PANELS INCLUDES A SUBSTANTIALLY L-SHAPED MEMBER ALONG ONE VERTICAL SIDE OF EACH POST OPENING EXTERIORLY OF SAID TRAILER AND A CHANNEL MEMBER ALONG THE OTHER VERTICAL SIDE OF AND OPENING SIDEWISE OF SAID POST, ONE VERTICAL EDGE OF EACH PANEL BEING RECEIVED IN THE CHANNEL MEMBER OF ONE POST AND THE OTHER VERTICAL EDGE OF THE PANEL BEING RECEIVED IN THE L-SHAPED MEMBER OF AN ADJACENT POST.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 146 words
IN A FLAT BED TRAILER, A REMOVABLE SIDE CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING VERTICAL POSTS, MEANS REMOVABLY RETAINING SAID POSTS IN LONGITUDIALLY SPACED RELATION ALONG THE SIDES OF THE TRAILER, VERTICALLY EXTENDING PANELS SPANNING THE SPACES BETWEEN SAID POSTS, SAID POSTS INCLUDING MEANS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE TRAILER REMOVABLY RECEIVING THE VERTIICAL EDGES OF SAID PANELS, AND MEANS RELEASABLY LOCKING EACH PANEL IN PLACE, WHEREIN SAID MEANS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE TRAILER RECEIVING THE VERTICAL EDGES OF SAID PANELS INCLUDES A SUBSTANTIALLY L-SHAPED MEMBER ALONG ONE VERTICAL SIDE OF EACH POST OPENING EXTERIORLY OF SAID TRAILER AND A CHANNEL MEMBER ALONG THE OTHER VERTICAL SIDE OF AND OPENING SIDEWISE OF SAID POST, ONE VERTICAL EDGE OF EACH PANEL BEING RECEIVED IN THE CHANNEL MEMBER OF ONE POST AND THE OTHER VERTICAL EDGE OF THE PANEL BEING RECEIVED IN THE L-SHAPED MEMBER OF AN ADJACENT POST.

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