Sting trailer
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1. A sting trailer comprising:
- a front end-wall located 53 feet from a rear end of the sting trailer;
a false end-wall located 48 feet from the rear end of the sting trailer; and
a hidden compartment located between the front end-wall and the false end-wall.
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Abstract
A sting trailer has a front end-wall located at a first standard trailer length from a rear end of the sting trailer, a false end-wall located at a second standard trailer length from the rear end of the sting trailer, and a hidden compartment located between the front end-wall and the false end-wall.
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1. A sting trailer comprising:
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a front end-wall located 53 feet from a rear end of the sting trailer; a false end-wall located 48 feet from the rear end of the sting trailer; and a hidden compartment located between the front end-wall and the false end-wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A sting trailer, comprising:
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sidewalls including vertical joints spaced a preset distance from one another and observable from an interior of the trailer; a hidden compartment containing surveillance equipment; a cargo-carrying compartment; and a false end-wall interposed between the hidden compartment and the cargo-carrying compartment and coinciding with opposing ones of the vertical joints in the sidewalls that are spaced from a front end wall of the trailer, wherein the false end-wall includes vertical joints spaced the preset distance from one another and observable from the interior of the trailer, and wherein a difference between an exterior length of the sting trailer and a length of the cargo-carrying compartment is set such that the false end-wall appears as a true end wall. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of constructing a sting trailer, comprising:
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providing a semi-trailer having a front end-wall and a pair of sidewalls including vertical joints; positioning a false end-wall in an interior of the semi-trailer between the front end-wall and a rear end of the semi-trailer to form a hidden compartment between the front end-wall and the false end-wall, the false end-wall having an appearance of and being positioned to define a length of the semi-trailer to appear as a true end wall such that the hidden compartment is less detectable; and disposing surveillance equipment in the hidden compartment, wherein positioning the false end-wall further comprises aligning the false end-wall with opposing ones of the vertical joints in each of the pair of sidewalls. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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