Patent ID: 6325438
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A side gate assembly for use with flatbed trucks having a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart stake receiving pockets located along the sides of the bed, said side gate assembly comprising:(a) a first side gate having longitudinally spaced-apart end posts, at least one of said end posts having a hollow interior portion;(b) a second side gate hingedly connected to said first side gate for swinging movement between a first position and a second position, said second side gate having first and second slidably interconnected sections, said first section having a first end post hingedly connected to one of said end posts of said first side gate and said second section having a second end post having a hollow interior portion; and(c) locking means carried by said second end post of said first section for locking said second gate in said first position, said locking means comprising a locking member having a first end telescopically receivable within a selected stake receiving pocket, said locking member being telescopically movable within said hollow interior portion of a selected one of said spaced apart end posts of said second gate between an upraised position and a downward position.