Trailer safety handrail system and methods
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1. A portable safety rail arrangement sized to be selectively mounted and removed from stake pockets in a flatbed trailer;
- the safety rail arrangement comprising;
(a) a first post having a first post base defining a first free end;
(i) the first post base being sized and configured for the first free end to be selectively insertable and removable from a stake pocket of a flatbed trailer;
(b) a second post, spaced from the first post, and having a second post base and defining a second free end;
(i) the second post base being sized and configured for the second free end to be selectively insertable and removable from a stake pocket of a flatbed trailer;
(c) a closed loop handrail secured to the first post and the second post to form an assembly;
the handrail being spaced from the first post base and second post base;
(i) the handrail, the first post, and the second post being co-planar; and
(d) a retaining mechanism selectively engageable to secure the first post, second post, and handrail assembly to a flatbed trailer.
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Abstract
A portable safety rail arrangement is sized to be selectively mounted and removed from a flatbed trailer. A flatbed trailer includes a deck and at least one safety rail arrangement that is selectively mountable and removable from the trailer. In certain preferred implementations, there are a plurality of safety rail arrangements provided for the flatbed trailer, which can be arranged to form a continuous fence around the perimeter of the trailer. A method for providing a safety arrangement for a flatbed trailer includes mounting a single-piece safety rail onto the trailer.
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1. A portable safety rail arrangement sized to be selectively mounted and removed from stake pockets in a flatbed trailer;
- the safety rail arrangement comprising;
(a) a first post having a first post base defining a first free end;
(i) the first post base being sized and configured for the first free end to be selectively insertable and removable from a stake pocket of a flatbed trailer;
(b) a second post, spaced from the first post, and having a second post base and defining a second free end;
(i) the second post base being sized and configured for the second free end to be selectively insertable and removable from a stake pocket of a flatbed trailer;
(c) a closed loop handrail secured to the first post and the second post to form an assembly;
the handrail being spaced from the first post base and second post base;
(i) the handrail, the first post, and the second post being co-planar; and
(d) a retaining mechanism selectively engageable to secure the first post, second post, and handrail assembly to a flatbed trailer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- the safety rail arrangement comprising;
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11. A flatbed trailer comprising:
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(a) a wheel-supported deck having a frame;
the frame defining a plurality of spaced stake pockets; and
(b) at least one safety rail arrangement being selectively mountable and removable from the stake pockets;
the safety rail arrangement comprising;
(i) a first post having a first post base defining a first free end;
(A) the first post base being sized and configured for the first free end to be selectively insertable and removable from one of the stake pockets;
(ii) a second post, spaced from the first post, and having a second post base and defining a second free end;
(A) the second post base being sized and configured for the second free end to be selectively insertable and removable from another one of the stake pockets;
(iii) a closed loop handrail secured to the first post and the second post to form an assembly;
the handrail being spaced from the first post base and second post base;
(A) the handrail, the first post, and the second post being co-planar; and
(iv) a retaining mechanism selectively engageable to secure the first post, second post, and handrail assembly to the frame. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing a safety arrangement for a flatbed trailer;
- the trailer having a plurality of stake pockets;
the method comprising;(a) mounting a single-piece safety rail onto the flatbed trailer by inserting a first post into one stake pocket and a second post into a second stake pocket until stop lugs on the safety rail engage a portion of the flatbed trailer;
(i) the safety rail including a closed loop handrail secured to the first post and the second post;
(ii) the handrail, the first post, and the second post being co-planar; and
(b) releasably fastening the safety rail to the flatbed trailer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
- the trailer having a plurality of stake pockets;
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