Underride device for a trailer or truck
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1. Anti-underride apparatus for a trailer and the like including a main body having a rear wall and floor comprising:
- (a) a support beam secured transversely to said main body below said floor and rear wall;
(b) a guard beam spaced below said support beam; and
(c) energy absorbing means fixedly secured between said support beam and said guard beam comprising a plurality of spaced corrugated components secured to the rearwardly facing portion of said support beam and extending substantially in a vertical plane between said support beam and said guard beam, a reinforcement component extending from the forwardly facing portion of said support beam and connected to said support beam and said guard beam and being capable of yielding adjacent said support beam for controlling movement of said guard beam, and;
(d) said energy absorbing means having a predetermined level of resistance to forward movement of said guard beam upon application of force in a forwardly direction thereto.
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Abstract
A guard beam is disposed below the bottom of the rear end of a trailer or truck. Energy absorbing members are connected between the trailer and the guard beam. When impact forces applied to the guard beam exceed predetermined minimum levels, the guard beam collapses and energy is absorbed in the absorbing members during the collapse of the beam.
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1. Anti-underride apparatus for a trailer and the like including a main body having a rear wall and floor comprising:
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(a) a support beam secured transversely to said main body below said floor and rear wall; (b) a guard beam spaced below said support beam; and (c) energy absorbing means fixedly secured between said support beam and said guard beam comprising a plurality of spaced corrugated components secured to the rearwardly facing portion of said support beam and extending substantially in a vertical plane between said support beam and said guard beam, a reinforcement component extending from the forwardly facing portion of said support beam and connected to said support beam and said guard beam and being capable of yielding adjacent said support beam for controlling movement of said guard beam, and; (d) said energy absorbing means having a predetermined level of resistance to forward movement of said guard beam upon application of force in a forwardly direction thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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