A flatbed trailer 10 suitable for transporting an item of heavy machinery. The trailer 10 comprises a floor 12; a plurality of wheels 14; a mechanism 22 for coupling the trailer 10 to a towing vehicle; a pair of longitudinally-extending sidewalls 16, 18, each having an inward face (16a, Figure 5; 18a, Figure 6); two restraining bars 30, 40, each having a restraining position in which it extends laterally across the trailer 10 between the sidewalls 16, 18 to restrain an item of heavy machinery positioned on the trailer 10; and bar retainers (26, 28, 36, 38, Figure 4) for retaining the restraining bars 30, 40 in their respective restraining positions. The restraining position of the first bar 30 is closer to the coupling mechanism 22 that of the second bar 40; the second bar retainer (36, 38, Figure 4) is coupled to at least one sidewall; and the first retainer (26, 28, Figure 4) is coupled to the inward face (16a, Figure 5; 18a, Figure 6) of at least one sidewall 16, 18.


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    Title :

    Flat bed trailer


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    Publication date :

    2022-05-18


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60P Fahrzeuge zum Transport von Lasten oder zum Befördern, Tragen oder Aufnehmen besonderer Lasten oder Gegenstände , VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge



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