Patent ID: 8413937
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A mounting assembly for securing a bracket, to which a side skirt may be attached to a frame of a wheeled container chassis semi-trailer, the mounting assembly comprising: a support for attachment, in a substantially outwardly transverse horizontal orientation at a proximal end to a frame member, of the bracket to one side of the frame, a distal end of the support for securing the bracket in a position to maintain the side skirt in a substantially vertical configuration between the frame and a ground surface on which the semi-trailer is situated and substantially in line with the wheels of one side of the semi-trailer; and at least one resilient securement member for attaching the support to the frame member, whereby the support may move relative to the frame in response to an applied force and is biased to return and maintain the support in the substantially outwardly transverse horizontal orientation when the force is removed; and wherein the support comprises a downward facing U-shaped channel and an attachment plate configured to be mounted to the frame member.