Patent AU-2008207297-B2 (AU)
Title: Side curtain for truck and trailer bodies
Inventor: MCMURTRIE STUART
IPC: B60P7/04
Filed: 2008-02-04
Granted: 2012-09-06
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date (10) International Publication Number 24 July 2008 (24.07.2008) PCT WO 2008/086584 Al (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agents: SMITH, Peter, Robert et al.; EKM patent, Level B60P 7/04 (2006.01) B60R 13/02 (2006.01) 1, 38-40 Garden Street, South Yarra, Victoria 3141 (AU). B62D 33/04 (2006.01) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (21) International Application Number: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, PCT/AU2008/000129 CI, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GI, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, (22) International Filing Date: 4 February 2008 (04.02.2008) IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, (25) Filing Language: English MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, SV, (26) Publication Language: English SY, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (30) Priority Data: 2007900523 5 February 2007 (05.02.2007) AU (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GI, (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, TRANSTECH RESEARCH PTY LTD [AU/AU]; ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM), 3European (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, IHU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, (72) Inventors; and NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, (75) Inventors/Applicants (for US only): JURICIC, Sean CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). [AU/AU]; 5 Rees Road, Sunbury, Victoria 3429 (AU). Published: THOMAS, David [AU/AU]; 11 Waterloo Lane, Magpie, - with international search report Victoria 3352 (AU). MCMURTRIE, Stuart [AU/AU]; - upon request of the applicant, before the expiration of the 29 Cambrian Crescent, Wheelers Hill, Victoria 3150 (AU). time limit referred to in Article 21(2)(a) (54) Title: SIDE CURTAIN FOR TRUCK AND TRAILER BODIES (57) Abstract: A sliding side curtain (16) for truck and semi-trailer bodies has a bottom edge in the shape of a series of intersecting arcs (14). The points of intersection (apexes) (15) of adjoining arcs are the lowermost points of the side curtain and provide attach ment points (apertures 19) for attaching the curtain to tensioning devices. Each tensioning device (25) has a hook member (24) that engages the rope (21) in the respective aperture (19) and applies a downward and slightly inward force to tension the curtain and hold it in the tensioned condition. The arcs (14) have a geometric centre substantially below the bottom edge of the curtain whereby the arcs are shallow arcs resulting in a small number of attachment points whilst achieving substantially uniform tensioning of the side curtain.