Patent ID: 9668460
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A01K,B60P,Y10T

Claim:
1. A trailer for conveying live poultry in cages and optimized to maximize payload while minimizing trailer weight, said trailer comprising: a plurality of aluminum main beams arranged longitudinally along the length of the trailer; a pair of aluminum guide rails that run the length of the trailer, forming a respective side of said trailer, and coupled together via a plurality of aluminum cross members arranged transversely for connecting said guide rails together to form a frame structure that is secured to said plurality of main beams, said guide rails adapted for supporting at least one cage thereon having live poultry therein and adapted to engage a portion of said at least one cage; said guide rails comprising at least one pair of cage guide stops wherein each one of said at least one pair of cage guide stops are aligned transversely on a respective guide rail; said at least one cage comprising a pair of opposite sides, each opposite side having a bottom edge comprising a respective guide stop member, each of said guide stop members adapted to engage with a respective one of said cage guide stops when said at least one cage is positioned on said trailer, said at least one pair of cage guide stops and said at least one pair of guide stop members engaging to prevent said opposite sides of said at least one cage from extending beyond said guide rails; a suspension assembly located at a rear portion of said trailer for supporting said frame structure and said plurality of aluminum main beams upon a plurality of wheel axle assemblies; and a floor present only at a middle region of said frame structure along the length of the trailer.