Side skirt mounting assembly for container chassis
First Claim
1. A mounting assembly for securing a bracket, to which a side skirt may be attached to a frame of a wheeled container chassis semi-trailer, the mounting assembly comprising:
- a support for attachment, in a substantially outwardly transverse horizontal orientation at a proximal end to a frame member, of the bracket to one side of the frame, a distal end of the support for securing the bracket in a position to maintain the side skirt in a substantially vertical configuration between the frame and a ground surface on which the semi-trailer is situated and substantially in line with the wheels of one side of the semi-trailer; and
at least one resilient securement member for attaching the support to the frame member, whereby the support may move relative to the frame in response to an applied force and is biased to return and maintain the support in the substantially outwardly transverse horizontal orientation when the force is removed; and
wherein the support comprises a downward facing U-shaped channel and an attachment plate configured to be mounted to the frame member.
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Abstract
A mounting assembly for securing a bracket, to which a side skirt may be attached to a frame of a wheeled container chassis semi-trailer. The assembly includes a support and at least one resilient securement member. A proximal end of the support may be mounted in a substantially outwardly transverse horizontal orientation to one side of the semi-trailer; a distal end secures the bracket in a position to maintain the side skirt in a substantially vertical configuration between the frame and a ground surface on which the semi-trailer is situated and substantially in line with the wheels on the one side of the semi-trailer. The securement members mount the support to the frame. The support may move relative to the frame in response to an applied force and is biased to return and maintain the support in the substantially outwardly transverse horizontal orientation when the force is removed.
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15 Claims
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1. A mounting assembly for securing a bracket, to which a side skirt may be attached to a frame of a wheeled container chassis semi-trailer, the mounting assembly comprising:
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a support for attachment, in a substantially outwardly transverse horizontal orientation at a proximal end to a frame member, of the bracket to one side of the frame, a distal end of the support for securing the bracket in a position to maintain the side skirt in a substantially vertical configuration between the frame and a ground surface on which the semi-trailer is situated and substantially in line with the wheels of one side of the semi-trailer; and at least one resilient securement member for attaching the support to the frame member, whereby the support may move relative to the frame in response to an applied force and is biased to return and maintain the support in the substantially outwardly transverse horizontal orientation when the force is removed; and wherein the support comprises a downward facing U-shaped channel and an attachment plate configured to be mounted to the frame member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15)
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12. A system for securing a plurality of brackets, to which at least one side skirt may be attached, to a frame of a wheeled container chassis semi-trailer, comprising:
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a plurality of supports for attachment in a substantially outwardly transverse horizontal orientation at a proximal end to a frame member, a distal end of each support for securing one of the plurality of brackets, each support comprising a downward facing U-shaped channel and an attachment plate configured to be mounted to the frame member; and at least one resilient securement member for attaching each support to the frame member, whereby the supports may move relative to the frame in response to an applied force and are biased to return and maintain the supports in a substantially outward horizontal orientation when the force is removed; and the plurality of supports positioned in spaced-apart configuration on at least one side of the frame to support the brackets in a position to maintain at least one side skirt in a substantially vertical configuration between the frame and a ground surface on which the semi-trailer is situated and substantially in line with the wheels of the one side of the semi-trailer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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