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 a housing 90 for holding a breaker of an item of heavy machinery. Each restraining bar 30, 40 extends laterally across the trailer 10 when in its restraining position, and is held in position by the retainers (26, 28, 36, 38). A breaker can be held in a tapering elongate channel in the housing 90; and can be releasably held in the housing 90 via a locking pin (172, Figure 15) with an elongate handle (176, Figure 15) at one of its ends.
Flat bed trailer
2022-05-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English