US 12,240,397 B2
Side impact guard for trailers
Leszek Stefan Jaworski, Chula Vista, CA (US); and Oscar E. Montiel Rosales, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Hyundai Translead, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/071,996.
Prior Publication US 2024/0174192 A1, May 30, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 19/56 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 19/565 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A side impact guard for a trailer, comprising:
a plurality of un-reinforced crossmember assemblies spaced out and attached to a base assembly of the trailer;
a plurality of reinforced crossmember assemblies spaced out between the plurality of un-reinforced crossmember assemblies; and
a plurality of lattice assemblies, wherein each lattice assembly is coupled to a reinforced crossmember assembly,
each lattice assembly including a pair of vertical struts, a pair of diagonal struts, and a horizontal strut,
wherein each of the pair of vertical struts attaches to the reinforced crossmember assembly at one end and the pair of diagonal struts at the other end,
wherein each of the pair of diagonal struts attaches to the reinforced crossmember assembly at one end and the vertical struts at the other end,
wherein the horizontal strut attaches to the pair of diagonal struts.