Apparatus and method for warming the floor of a trailer
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Mar 4, 2014
Grant Date -
Nov 25, 2010
app pub date -
May 20, 2009
filing date -
May 8, 2009
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Abstract
A transportation trailer having a moving floor including a plurality of reciprocating slats for loading/unloading materials into the trailer. The trailer includes a system for warming the moving floor when the materials transported in the trailer freeze on the slats in cold weather. Using the pre-existing hollow structure of the slats, a stream of hot fluid or a hot fluid pipe is run inside the slats for thawing the frozen materials for unloading the trailer. The hot fluid may be provided from a hot fluid source on board of the trailer, for thawing the frozen materials while the trailer is on its way to the unloading site, or may be provided separately at the unloading site.
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International Classification(s)
- 2009 Application Filing Year
- B60H Class
- 198 Applications Filed
- 130 Patents Issued To-Date
- 65.66 % Issued To-Date
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- 2 Citation Count
- B60H Class
- 7.41 % this patent is cited more than
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