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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Wabash National, L.p., Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventors:
David P. Kunkel, Lebanon, IN (US);
Rodney P. Ehrlich, Monticello, IN (US);
Assignee:
Wabash National, L.P., Lafayette, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/56 (2006.01); B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B62D 63/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/565 (2013.01); B62D 35/001 (2013.01); B62D 35/008 (2013.01); B62D 63/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A side underride system configured to be coupled to a trailer is disclosed. The side underride system comprises a support system configured to be positioned below the trailer to provide side underride protection. The support system includes a cable system and a brace system. The cable system is configured to couple to the trailer. The brace system includes a plurality of cross-braces that each extend at least partially across a width of the trailer, are spaced apart at intervals along a length of the trailer, and are configured to capture the cable system.