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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Wabash National, L.p., Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventors:
David P. Kunkel, Lebanon, IN (US);
Brian C. Belcher, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Andrzej Wylezinski, Lafayette, IN (US);
Mark Ehrlich, Lafayette, 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 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/565 (2013.01); B62D 21/20 (2013.01); B62D 35/001 (2013.01); B62D 35/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A side underride system configured to be coupled to a trailer is provided. The side underride system includes a support system, including a brace system and a cable, configured to be positioned below the trailer to provide side underride protection. The brace system includes a plurality of cross-braces that each extend across a width of the trailer and are spaced apart at intervals along a length of the trailer. The cable is configured to extend across the intervals between the cross-braces.