Bumper system for an intermodal auto trailer
First Claim
1. In a trailer for carrying vehicles, wherein the trailer includes a floor, a roof, upstanding side walls between the roof and floor, an end wall between the roof and floor at one end, doors at the other end movable between open and closed positions for loading and unloading vehicles and/or freight, and a deck movable between the floor and roof, the improvement being in a bumper system mounted on at least one of the upper or lower sides of the deck for protecting the vehicle doors from contacting the side walls of the trailer and against damage when the doors are opened, said bumper system comprising:
- a bumper having at least a door contacting portion of material that prevents vehicle door damage when contacted,a plurality of extension arms pivotally mounted at one end to the bumper and pivotally mounted at the other end to the deck such that said bumper is movable between open position for engagement by said doors and closed position for storage against the deck, whereby said bumper may be selectively closed to allow the deck to be raised to a position against the roof or lowered to a position against the floor.
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Abstract
A bumper system for a movable deck in an intermodal auto carrier or trailer wherein the bumper system is mounted on the deck and is foldable against the deck or opened to a position for protecting the auto doors against damage when opening the doors for ingress and egress of a driver during loading and unloading operations.
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26 Claims
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1. In a trailer for carrying vehicles, wherein the trailer includes a floor, a roof, upstanding side walls between the roof and floor, an end wall between the roof and floor at one end, doors at the other end movable between open and closed positions for loading and unloading vehicles and/or freight, and a deck movable between the floor and roof, the improvement being in a bumper system mounted on at least one of the upper or lower sides of the deck for protecting the vehicle doors from contacting the side walls of the trailer and against damage when the doors are opened, said bumper system comprising:
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a bumper having at least a door contacting portion of material that prevents vehicle door damage when contacted, a plurality of extension arms pivotally mounted at one end to the bumper and pivotally mounted at the other end to the deck such that said bumper is movable between open position for engagement by said doors and closed position for storage against the deck, whereby said bumper may be selectively closed to allow the deck to be raised to a position against the roof or lowered to a position against the floor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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- 16. In a trailer for carrying vehicles, wherein the trailer includes a floor, a roof, upstanding side walls between the floor and roof, and end wall between the floor and roof at one end, doors at the other end movable between open and closed positions for loading and unloading vehicles and/or freight, and a deck movable between the floor and roof, the improvement being in a bumper system mounted on the deck for protecting vehicle doors of vehicles carried on the deck and the floor from contacting the trailer side walls and against damage when the doors are opened, said bumper system comprising an upper bumper above the deck and a lower bumper below the deck, said bumpers preventing vehicle door contact with the side walls, a plurality of extension arms above the deck and a plurality of extension arms below the deck, each of the extension arms being pivotally connected to the deck at one end, each arm above the deck being pivotally connected at its other end to the upper bumper and each arm below the deck being pivotally connected at its other end of the lower bumper, each of said bumpers being movable between open positions for protecting the doors and closed positions for storage when not in use and when the deck is either lowered to the floor or raised to the roof.
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