B - Operations – Transporting – 62 – D
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
62
D
296/14
B62D 53/00 (2006.01) B60J 5/06 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1235721
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A trailer having sliding side doors as well as conventional rear doors permits side access to the trailer interior, enhancing cargo loading and unloading speed and flexibility. At least one side of the trailer includes full length upper and lower tracks, slidably receiving a set of trolleys which support and guide one of the side doors. The trolleys are coupled to the door by pivoting arms which move between two positions. In the first, closed position, the door is in substantial vertical alignment with the tracks and may be latched to the trailer proper such that it functions as a portion of the sidewall; in the second, open position, the door is spaced laterally from the tracks and the other side doors such that it may be slid along the full length of the trailer. The trailer also includes special hardware for facilitating securing the side door to the trailer body, slidably opening them, flexibly sealing adjacent side doors and removing door weight from the trolleys and tracks when the side doors are closed.
466058
G. Ronald Bell & Associates
Wabash National Corporation
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