Patent ID: 6196604
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: B60J,B62D

Abstract:
A removable enclosure for a flat bed vehicle comprising:four upright supports, each upright support enclosing a vertically extendable upper portion, the upright supports located at the corners of a rectangle defined by a load surface of the flat bed vehicle,a rectangular roof of a size approximating the dimensions of the load surface of the flat bed vehicle, each corner of the rectangular roof being attached to an upper end of one of the vertically extendable upper portions,all of the upright supports resting in receiving portions of the trailer bed and being adapted for removable attachment to the trailer bed,the four upright supports being divided into a forward pair of supports and a rear pair of supports,the forward pair of supports being connected by a forward cross brace and having a drive mechanism operable from either forward upright support to raise the upper portion in both forward upright supports and the roof portion attached thereto,the rear pair of supports being connected by a rear cross brace and having a drive mechanism operable from either rear upright support to raise the upper portion in both rear upright supports and the roof portion attached thereto,the drive mechanism in the forward supports operating independently from the drive mechanism in the rear supports.