Patent ID: 8066333
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. An assembly for facilitating the attachment of a functional unit to a truck, the assembly comprising: a) a truck having a chassis with a front end portion and a rear end portion; wherein said truck includes a first mounting interface provided near the front end portion of the chassis, and a second mounting interface near the rear end portion of the chassis; wherein each of said first and second mounting interfaces includes a laterally-angled guide member with a front and a rear, wherein the rear of each of said guide members is laterally wider than the front in a transverse direction to the chassis when the chassis is in its normal driving and operational orientation to facilitate guiding an attachment mechanism into said guide member from the rear, wherein said guide member is effective for guiding an attachment mechanism to a preselected position; and b) a functional unit having a first attachment mechanism adapted to interlock with said first mounting interface and a second attachment mechanism adapted to interlock with said second mounting interface.