Patent ID: 9422015
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: B62D

Claim Text:
1. An extendable truck chassis, comprising: a. an upper frame having a longitudinal support bed for supporting a shipping container and a rearward end, a pair of support members traversing said support bed and sized for reception of said shipping container proximate to the ends of said shipping container, and means positioned on said support members for locking said container to said upper frame; b. a bogie slidably connected to said upper frame at a lower portion thereof, said bogie including a frame and a wheel assembly, said frame including a plurality of cross members; c. a plurality of support bearings positioned within said bogie frame within said cross members, wherein each said support bearing has an upper portion extending above said frame for slidable engagement with said upper frame; and, d. wherein said bogie is adapted to slidably move under said rearward portion of said upper frame from a first position to a second position such that said second position extends the length of said chassis with said bogie supporting said same.