A flatbed trailer 10 suitable for transporting an item of heavy machinery. The trailer has a floor 12; wheels 14; a mechanism 22 for coupling the trailer to a towing vehicle; restraining bars 30, 40; bar retainers (26, 28, 36, 38; Figure 4); and a guide bar (50, Figure 7) that extends laterally across the floor 12. 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 pair of guide bars (46, Fig. 5; 48, Figure 6) may extend longitudinally along the floor 12, and parallel to side walls 16, 18; and the lateral bar (50, Figure 7), which may be located at the front of the trailer for preventing the item of heavy machinery from moving forwards during transportation, may be slightly raised with respect to the longitudinal bars 46, 48.
Flat bed trailer
2022-05-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English