Abstract: A rear gate includes a frame with first, second, and third vertical members, a horizontal top member, and a horizontal bottom member. The first and second vertical members are connected to the horizontal top and bottom members to form a first opening between the first and second vertical members. The third vertical member is connected to the horizontal top member to form a second opening between the second and third vertical members. The horizontal bottom member only extends between the first and second vertical members so that the second opening is free of the frame at a bottom of the second opening. A first locking pipe positioned adjacent to the third vertical member to locks the rear gate in the closed gate position.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 29, 2010
Publication date:
October 7, 2010
Applicant:
FEATHERLITE, INC.
Inventors:
Robert M. Gast, Scott R. Ollendieck, Randy J. Svoboda, John C. Swestka
Abstract: An antisway bar assembly and kit for the same for use in a automobile or a bus or other vehicle, the antisway bar assembly including an antisway bar including first and second ends and a center portion therebetween. Antisway bar assembly further includes first and second mounting arrangement for rotatably securing first and second ends of antisway bar. In one example embodiment, first and second mounting arrangement are mounted on a vehicle chassis or frame between a kingpin and an airbag on each end of front wheel axle assembly. A method for replacing a stock A-frame antisway bar assembly on a vehicle chassis including removing the stock A-frame assembly and coupling first and second mounting arrangement to the vehicle chassis and rotatably securing a first end and a second end of a replacement antisway bar to the first and second mounting arrangement, respectively.