Material or article handling – Self-loading or unloading vehicles – Conveyor
Patent
1995-02-08
1996-09-24
Brahan, Thomas J.
Material or article handling
Self-loading or unloading vehicles
Conveyor
414483, B65G 6702
Patent
active
055584861
ABSTRACT:
A flat bed trailer for snowmobiles has a width sufficient to receive two snowmobiles side by side. A front edge of the flat bed trailer includes two portions inclined inwardly and forwardly to an apex on a center line of the trailer thus defining a triangular forward area for storage in front of the snowmobiles. Two gravel guards are provided in the form of flat panels which can be used for loading or as gravel guards. In the gravel guard position, each of the panels is mounted on a respective one of the front edge portions by posts at the edge of the panel which engage vertically into tubular pockets at the front edge portion. The length of the panels is equal to the length of the front edge portion so that at the apex the panels are squeezed together by a transverse rod. The panels can be removed from the guard position and used for unloading by engaging lugs at the end of the panels into loops at the rear beam of the trailer or into the tubular pockets. In this way the panels can be used side by side either at the front edge portion or at either side of the rear beam. The width of each panel is approximately equal to 1/4 of the width of the trailer.
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Brochure by Newmans' Manufacturing Incorporated (6 pages).
Battison Adrian D.
Brahan Thomas J.
Thrift Murray E.
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