Patent ID: 7770928
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: B23K,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A platform trailer comprising: a chassis comprising first and second aluminum beams each comprising an upper flange and a lower flange connected by a web, said first and second beams arranged parallel to each other and each extending from a forward end to a rear end in the direction of a longitudinal axis of said trailer, wherein said first and second beams are each defined with an arch comprising an upwardly oriented apex located between said forward and rear ends; at least one axle assembly connected to the chassis, said axle assembly comprising a left wheel and tire assembly and a right wheel and tire assembly; a platform supported on said first and second beams of said chassis, said platform comprising spaced-apart left and right side rails and a plurality of extruded aluminum panels that each extend from a left lateral end abutted with said left side rail to a right lateral end abutted with said right side rail, each of said panels comprising an upper wall, a lower wall spaced-apart from said upper wall, and first and second spaced-apart end walls that are connected to and extend between the upper and lower walls, wherein said extruded aluminum panels are abutted in series with the first end wall of one panel abutted with the second end wall of an adjacent abutted panel such that the respective upper walls of adjacent abutted panels of said platform together define an upper, cargo supporting surface of said platform, wherein said platform is arched to correspond with said arch of said first and second beams.