Locking system for a flat bed trailer

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of a locking system fitted to a flat bed trailer, the locking system including two sloping cross bars, a cradle, two guidance bars, a left-side end stop, and a right-side end stop;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the locking system and the flat bed trailer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the locking system and the flat bed trailer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of a locking system fitted to a flat bed trailer, the locking system including two upright cross bars, the cradle of FIG. 1, the two guidance bars of FIG. 1, the left-side end stop of FIG. 1, and the right-side end stop of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the locking system and the flat bed trailer of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the locking system and the flat bed trailer of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of one of the sloping cross bars of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a back view of the sloping cross bar of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the sloping cross bar of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the sloping cross bar of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a left side view of the sloping cross bar of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a front perspective view of one of the upright cross bars of FIG. 4;

FIG. 13 is a back view of the upright cross bar of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a front view of the upright cross bar of FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is a top view of the upright cross bar of FIG. 12;

FIG. 16 is a left side view of the upright cross bar of FIG. 12;

FIG. 17 is a front perspective view of the cradle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 18 is a top view of the cradle of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a front view of the cradle of FIG. 17;

FIG. 20 is a right side view of the cradle of FIG. 17;

FIG. 21 is a right perspective view of one of the guidance bars of FIG. 1;

FIG. 22 is a top view of the guidance bar of FIG. 21;

FIG. 23 is a right side view of the guidance bar of FIG. 21;

FIG. 24 is a left side view of the guidance bar of FIG. 21;

FIG. 25 is a front view of the guidance bar of FIG. 21;

FIG. 26 is a front perspective view of the left-side end stop of FIG. 1 (the right-side end stop of FIG. 1 is a mirror image of the left-side end stop);

FIG. 27 is a front view of the left-side end stop of FIG. 26;

FIG. 28 is a back view of the left-side end stop of FIG. 26;

FIG. 29 is a left side view of the left-side end stop of FIG. 26;

FIG. 30 is a right side view of the left-side end stop of FIG. 26; and,

FIG. 31 is a top view of the left-side end stop of FIG. 26.

The claim is directed to the collective appearance of a locking system for a flat bed trailer. The separate pieces of the design have been shown for clarity, however the design is directed to the entire article as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4.

In the drawings, the broken line in FIGS. 1-6 depict portions of a trailer and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a locking system for a flat bed trailer, as shown and described.

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Foreign Patent Documents
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Other references
  • Examiner's First Report on Australian Innovation Patent No. 2009101330 by James Hopkins Clutterbuck, Aug. 18, 2010, 3 pages.
Patent History
Patent number: D630558
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 24, 2009
Date of Patent: Jan 11, 2011
Assignee: James Hopkins Clutterbuck (Worcester)
Inventors: James Hopkins Clutterbuck (Worcester), Charles Greco (Worcestershire)
Primary Examiner: Caron Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Katrina A Kile
Attorney: Baker & Daniels LLP
Application Number: 29/352,741
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