Patent ID: 6179369
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A sealing device for a trailer having an interior defined by a floor supported on a floor support assembly and an adjacently disposed sidewall extending above the floor, so as to define a slit therebetween, wherein the floor has bottom surface and the floor support assembly has a top surface, wherein the sidewall is attached to a plurality of sidewall support posts which extend below the floor and are coupled to the floor support assembly, said sealing device comprising:an elongated member having a body adapted to be positioned and extend between the floor support assembly and the posts, a substantially planar flooring attachment zone adapted to be positioned between the floor and the floor support assembly, and a sidewall attachment zone configured to abut the sidewall, said planar flooring attachment zone having a top surface abutting the bottom of the floor and a bottom surface abutting the top of the floor support assembly, said planar flooring attachment zone having a substantially uniform cross section, said elongated member configured and adapted to form a barrier for preventing fluids and particulates from entering the interior of the trailer through the slit between the floor and sidewall.