Patent ID: 9409603
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B60G,B62D

Claim Text:
1. A trailer frame comprising: a first frame section having at least one frame member, wherein the first frame section is an axle section and the at least one frame member of the first frame section includes an upstanding sidewall and at least one wall extending laterally outward from the sidewall; a second frame section having at least one frame member, wherein the second frame section is a rearward section, wherein the at least one frame member of the second frame section includes an upstanding sidewall and at least one wall extending laterally outward from the sidewall, wherein the first frame section is attachable to the second frame section with a portion of the second frame section overlapping a portion of the first frame section at a joint; wherein the at least one wall of the first frame section terminates before the joint to form an exposed edge of the sidewall of the first frame section at the joint; a reinforcing assembly having a first portion attached to the first frame section and a second portion extending adjacent to the exposed edge at the joint, wherein the at least one wall of the second frame section at the joint extends over the exposed edge of the sidewall of the first frame section and is attached to the second portion of the reinforcing assembly.