Removably supported lorry platform

Claim 1

A load-receiving platform of essentially rectangular configuration having vertical wall sections along its sides, said platform being removably supported on a lorry, truck or similar loading vehicle, characterized by, in combination, one corner box positioned at each one of the four corners of said platform, comprising bottom holes in each such box for receiving therein guide pins arranged on railway-carriages or other vehicles of transportation, and holes in the walls of said box for receiving locking bolts therein to removably lock said platform to said vehicle, support legs, one such leg being arranged at each one of said four corners of said platform, one holder for each support leg, a horizontal shaft carried by each holder and pivotally supporting the respective support leg for swinging movement, means to secure each support leg in a vertical position against the respective holder, said holders being movably supported between a position in which a truck body may pass between the extended support legs and a position spaced inwardly therefrom, openings made in said side sections of said platform to permit insertion through said openings of the lifting fork of a fork lift, and longitudinal support beams extending along the lower face of said platform and comprising flanges, locking means being provided to retain said beam flanges in engagement with said loading vehicle during transport.