A flatbed trailer 10 suitable for transporting an item of heavy machinery with a bucket or breaker attached to a moveable arm. The trailer 10 comprises a floor 12; wheels 14; a mechanism 22 for coupling the trailer 10 to a towing vehicle; restraining bars 30, 40; bar retainers (26, 28, 36, 38; Figure 4); and an arm restraint assembly 58 for restraining the arm of the machinery. Each restraining bar 30, 40 has a restraining position in which it extends laterally across the trailer 10 and restrains the item of heavy machinery, with the bars 30, 40 being retained in their restraining positions by the retainers (26, 28, 36, 38). The arm restraint assembly 58 comprises a pivotable restraining member. The bars 30, 40 may be coupled to an inward face (16a, Figure 5; 18a, Figure 6) of at least one of side walls 16, 18.
Flat bed trailer
2022-05-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English