TRUCK STAKE ARRANGEMENT

• US 3,692,354 A
• Filed: 10/22/1970
• Issued: 09/19/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Robert P. Tuerk
• Original Assignee: Robert P. Tuerk
• Inventors: Tuerk, Robert P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hersh, Benjamin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Paperner, Leslie J.
• Application Number:
  US05/083,118
• Time in Patent Office: 698 Days
• Field of Search: 296/10,28M,29,36,43,104 280/143 105/337,338,378,380,423 52/281,282,243,470,479,481,495
• US Class Current: 296/36
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 33/0207 Connections of movable or detachable racks or stanchions to platforms
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 53/06 Semi-trailers

Abstract

An arrangement of stakes for supporting panels on a flatbed truck. Hollow stakes with tapered bottom ends seatingly fit into pocket brackets mounted to the periphery of the bed. The stakes have triangular shaped cross sections with the corners of the triangle being thickened. Side panels are mounted to the bed being supportingly received by stakes with T-shaped brackets. Corner stakes with parallel first and second walls define vertically extending grooves which receive the edges of end panels. A third wall integral and perpendicular to the second wall defines a vertically extending groove for receiving the edge of a side panel. Tarpaulin rods are secured to the hollow top ends of the stakes.

Claims

1. In combination with a truck flat-bed having pocket brackets, each with a rectangular internal pocket, mounted around the periphery of the bed, hollow stakes and, panels removably mounted atop said bed having vertically extending ends being supported by said stakes wherein the improvement comprises:

each hollow stake having a cross section configured as a first triangle with the corners of said triangle being thickened, said stakes having tapered bottom ends removably seated in said brackets, said tapered bottom ends having a portion of said corners removed.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein the improvement further comprises:

said stakes have hollow triangular shaped interiors; and

, said first triangle is an isosceles triangle having three thickened corners, all of said three thickened corners are tapered at each of said bottom ends.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein:

some of said stakes have T-shaped brackets integrally mounted thereto, said T-shaped brackets form a pair of laterally open grooves each receiving one of said vertically extending ends of said panels.

4. The combination of claim 3 wherein:

some of said stakes have first, second and third walls projecting therefrom and being integral therewith, said first and second walls are parallel and spaced apart forming a laterally open groove receiving one of said vertically extending ends of said panels, said third wall is perpendicular and integral with said second wall forming another laterally open groove receiving one of said vertically extending ends of said panels.

5. The combination of claim 4 wherein:

said T-shaped brackets and said first, second and third walls extend only from above said bed to the top ends of said stakes.

6. The combination of claim 5 wherein:

said bed is rectangular with a pair of ends and a pair of sides;

two of said panels are end panels mounted over said ends of said bed, the remainder of said panels are side panels mounted over said sides of said bed, said end panels are of equal size and said side panels are of equal size;

SAID stakes with said T-shaped brackets are positioned between said side panels;

said stakes with said first, second and third walls are positioned between said end panels and said side panels.

7. The combination of claim 6 and further comprising:

tarpaulin bowed rods having ends positioned in said hollow stakes.

8. The combination of claim 6 wherein:

pocket brackets are positioned between said stakes with T-shaped brackets and receive stakes extending upward against said side panels.

9. A stake for use in a truck flatbed comprising:

a length of rigid elongated material of generally constant cross section;

said cross section being externally triangular and internally triangular so as to define a triangular configuration having three side walls and corners joining said three side walls;

said corners being thicker than said walls;

one of said side walls being longer than the other two side walls which are of equal length.

10. The stake of claim 9 wherein said cross section additionally comprises a T-shaped configuration with the base of the T-shaped configuration secured to and extending perpendicular of the one side wall of the triangular configuration.

11. The stake of claim 9 wherein said cross section additionally comprises an L-shaped configuration and a -shaped configuration with one leg of the L-shaped configuration being secured to and extending perpendicularly of the one side wall of the triangular configuration, said -shaped configuration being secured to and extending perpendicularly of the one side wall of the triangular configuration, said L-shaped configuration having its other leg extending from the distal end of said one leg in a direction away from said -shaped configuration.

12. In combination with a truck flatbed having pocket brackets, each with a rectangular internal pocket, mounted around the periphery of the bed, hollow stakes and, panels removably mounted atop said bed having vertically extending ends being supported by said stakes wherein the improvement comprises:

each of said stakes having a cross section configured as an isosceles triangle with the center hollow of said stakes also being configured as a triangle with the corners of said isosceles triangle being thickened, said stakes having bottom ends removably seated in said brackets.