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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2005
Applicant:
James H. Adams, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Inventor:
James H. Adams, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Assignee:
Fontaine Trailer Company, Haleyville, AL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 21/09 (2006.01); B62D 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A trailer includes a floor engageable with a load and a longitudinally extending support member. The support member has an upper portion connected to the floor, a lower portion connectable to a suspension system, and a web extending between the upper and lower portions and transverse to the floor. The lower portion has a lower flange extending transverse to the web and connectable to the suspension system. The lower flange has a first portion extending from a first side of the web a first distance and a second portion extending from a second opposite side of the web a second distance larger than the first distance.