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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2009
Julien Nadeau, St-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, CA;
Michel Guillot, Quebec, CA;
Jean-christian Methot, Rimouski, CA;
Russell S. Long, Murrysville, PA (US);
Julien Nadeau, St-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, CA;
Michel Guillot, Quebec, CA;
Jean-Christian Methot, Rimouski, CA;
Russell S. Long, Murrysville, PA (US);
Alutrec Inc., St-Nicolas, CA;
Abstract
Improved trailers (e.g., semi-trailers) are disclosed. The trailers may include a floor having a top surface and a bottom surface, where the top surface is adapted to transport a payload, and an elongated shell connected to the bottom surface of the floor, where the elongated shell defines a portion of a substantially closed torsion-resistant chamber of the trailer. The trailers may have a torsion resistance that is substantially higher than conventional trailers of similar size and/or load capacity. The trailers may weigh substantially less than conventional trailers of similar size and/or load capacity. The trailers may realize a bending resistance that is at least equivalent to the bending resistance of conventional trailers of similar size and/or load capacity.