Claims
- 1. A side gate assembly for use with flatbed trucks having a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart stake receiving pockets located along the sides of the bed, said side gate assembly comprising:
(a) a first side gate having longitudinally spaced-apart end posts, at least one of said end posts having a hollow interior portion; (b) a second side gate hingedly connected to said first side gate for swinging movement between a first position and a second position, said second side gate having first and second slidably interconnected sections, said first section having a first end post hingedly connected to one of said end posts of said first side gate and said second section having a second end post having a hollow interior portion; and (c) locking means carried by said second end post of said first section for locking said second gate in said first position, said locking means comprising a locking member having a first end telescopically receivable within a selected stake receiving pocket, said locking member being telescopically movable within said hollow interior portion of a selected one of said spaced apart end posts of said second gate from a first position wherein said first end of said member is disposed within the stake receiving pocket to a second elevated position.
- 2. The side gate assembly as defined in claim 1 in which said locking means comprises lifting means connected to said locking member for moving said locking member from said downward position to said upraised position.
- 3. The side gate assembly as defined in claim 1 in which said first section has a plurality of longitudinally extending, first tubular members and in which said second section has a plurality of longitudinally extending second members, said second members being telescopically receivable within said first tubular members.
- 4. The side gate assembly as defined in claim 3 in which said first section includes a vertically extending stop member having an opening therethrough and in which said second section includes a longitudinally extending stop member telescopically movable within the opening of said vertically extending member for movement between a first extended position and a second retracted position.
- 5. The side gate assembly as defined in claim 4 in which said stop member includes a head portion engageable by said vertically extending stop member when said stop member is in said first extended position.
- 6. A side gate assembly for use with flatbed trucks having a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart stake receiving pockets located along the sides of the bed, said side gate assembly comprising:
(a) a first side gate having longitudinally spaced-apart end posts, at least one of said end posts having a hollow interior portion; (b) a second side gate hingedly connected to said first side gate for swinging movement between a first position and a second position, said second side gate having:
(i) a first section having a first end post hingedly connected to one of said end posts of said first side gate and a plurality of longitudinally extending, first tubular members; and (ii) a second section slidably interconnected with said first section and having a second end post having a hollow interior portion and a plurality of longitudinally extending second members, said second members being telescopically receivable within said first tubular members of said first section; and (c) locking means carried by said second end post of said first section for locking said second gate in said first position, said locking means comprising a locking member having a first end telescopically receivable within a selected stake receiving pocket, said locking member being telescopically movable within said hollow interior portion of a selected one of said spaced apart end posts of said second gate from a first position wherein said first end of said member is disposed within the stake receiving pocket to a second elevated position.
- 7. The side gate assembly as defined in claim 1 in which said locking means comprises lifting means connected to said locking member for moving said locking member from said downward position to said upraised position.
- 8. The side gate assembly as defined in claim 6 in which said first section includes a vertically extending stop member having an opening therethrough and in which said second section includes a longitudinally extending stop member telescopically movable within the opening of said vertically extending member for movement between a first extended position and a second retracted position.
- 9. The side gate assembly as defined in claim 8 in which said stop member includes a head portion engageable by said vertically extending stop member when said stop member is in said first extended position.
- 10. A pair of side gate assemblies for use with flatbed trucks having a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart stake receiving pockets located along the sides of the bed, each said side gate assembly of the pair of side gate assemblies comprising:
(a) a first side gate having longitudinally spaced-apart end posts, at least one of said end posts having a hollow interior portion; (b) a second side gate hingedly connected to said first side gate for swinging movement between a first position and a second position, said second side gate having:
(i) a first section having a first end post hingedly connected to one of said end posts of said first side gate and a plurality of longitudinally extending, first tubular members; and (ii) a second section slidably interconnected with said first section and having a second end post having a hollow interior portion and a plurality of longitudinally extending second members, said second members being telescopically receivable within said first tubular members of said first section; and (c) locking means carried by said second end post of said first section for locking said second gate in said first position, said locking means comprising:
(i) a locking member having a first end telescopically receivable within a selected stake receiving pocket, said locking member being telescopically movable within said hollow interior portion of a selected one of said spaced apart end posts of said second gate from a first position wherein said first end of said member is disposed within the stake receiving pocket to a second elevated position; and (ii) lifting means connected to said locking member for moving said locking member from said downward position to said upraised position; and (d) connector means carried by said pair of side gate assemblies for releasibly interconnecting together said pair of side gate assemblies.
- 11. The pair of side gate assemblies as defined in claim 10 in which said first section of each said second side gate includes a vertically extending stop member having an opening therethrough and in which said second section of each said second side gate includes a longitudinally extending stop member telescopically movable within the opening of said vertically extending member for movement between a first extended position and a second retracted position.
- 12. The pair of side gate assemblies as defined in claim 10 in which said connector means comprises a latching mechanism including:
(a) a lifting member having first and second ends, said lifting handle being pivotally connected to a selected one of said second side gates of said pair of side gate assemblies for movement between a first locked position to a second position; (b) a latching member pivotally connected to said lifting member intermediate said first and second ends thereof, said latching member being movable from a first latching position to a second position upon said lifting member being moved to said second position; and (c) a clasp affixed to the other of said second side gates of said pair of side gate assemblies, for engagement with said latching member when said latching member is in said first latching position.
- 13. The side gate assembly as defined in claim 12 in which said latching mechanism comprises a generally U-shaped member having spaced apart sides and a bight portion interconnecting said sides.
- 14. The side gate assembly as defined in claim 13 in which said clasp of said latching mechanism includes generally vertically extending channel, said bight portion of said generally U-shaped member being receivable within said channel when said latching member is in said first latching position.
- 15. The side gate assembly as defined in claim 13 in which said latching mechanism further includes:
(a) a generally tubular shaped member connected to said lifting member; and (b) a pin disposed within said tubular shaped member for rotation therewithin, said pin being connected to said spaced apart sides of said latching member.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This is a Continuation-In-Part application of copending application Ser. No. 09/655,173 filed Sep. 5, 2000.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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09655173 |
Sep 2000 |
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09825681 |
Apr 2001 |
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