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Retracting system for flexible side walls for cargo vehicles

  • US 5,282,663 A
  • Filed: 01/10/1992
  • Issued: 02/01/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/10/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A flexible side cargo vehicle having a cargo area with a floor and with at least one open side providing access to said cargo area, said open side being closable by at least one slidable door and a flexible side wall attached to the slidable door, the improvement comprising:

  • a plurality of pulleys affixed to both said cargo vehicle and said slidable door, a first flexible connecting means having one end secured to said door and initially directed around one of said pulleys on said door and then routed around one or more of said pulleys on said cargo vehicle and said door so that the other end of said first flexible connecting means is also secured to said door and a second flexible connecting means having one end secured to said door and then initially routed around a second one of said pulleys on said door and then directed around one or more of said pulleys on said cargo vehicle and said door so that the other end of said second flexible connecting means is secured to said door adjacent to said other end of said first flexible connecting means to cause controlled movement of said slidable door along the open side so that said slidable door remains perpendicular to the floor during opening and closing of the open side by the slidable door and the flexible side wall.

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