Refrigerated trailer door protector
A refrigeration trailer condenser protection apparatus having a pair of front rails with connection rods disposed thereon for connecting a street side bracket and a curb side bracket, the street side bracket and curb side bracket having mounting holes for mounting the protection apparatus to a lower side of the condenser unit.
1 . A trailer refrigeration unit protection apparatus, comprising:
a front rail comprising an upper rail and a lower rail;
a street side bar extending from a first interior side of the lower rail and comprising a horizontal extension bar;
a curb side bar extended from a second interior side of the lower rail;
a street side bracket connected to the street side bar and extending inwardly from the lower rail; and
a curb side bracket connected to the curb side bar and extending inwardly from the lower rail; and
a substantially v-shaped guard plaque disposed between the upper rail and the lower rail on an upper rail exterior side and a lower rail exterior side; and
a first plurality of bent regions disposed along the length of the upper rail.
2 . The trailer refrigeration unit protection apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the street side bracket comprises an inverted u-shaped channel.
3 . The trailer refrigeration unit protection apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising a first street side bracket mounting hole on a first side of the street side bracket inverted u-shaped channel.
4 . The trailer refrigeration unit protection apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the curb side bracket comprises an inverted u-shaped channel.
5 . The trailer refrigeration unit protection apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising a second street side bracket mounting hole on a second side of the street side bracket inverted u-shaped channel.
6 . The trailer refrigeration unit protection apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising a third street side bracket mounting hole on the horizontal extension bar.
7 . The trailer refrigeration unit protection apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the upper rail comprises a first end cap and a second end cap joining the upper rail and the lower rail.
8 . The trailer refrigeration unit protection apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a second plurality of bent regions disposed along the length of the lower rail.
9 . The trailer refrigeration unit protection apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the first plurality of bent regions is in substantial vertical alignment with the second plurality of bent regions.
10 . The trailer refrigeration unit protection apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising at least one vertical bar connecting the upper rail and the lower rail.
11 . The trailer refrigeration unit protection apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a first curb side bracket mounting hole on a first side of the street side bracket inverted u-shaped channel.
12 . The trailer refrigeration unit protection apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a second curb side bracket mounting hole on a second side of the street side bracket inverted u-shaped channel.
13 . The trailer refrigeration unit protection apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the street side bracket, the curb side bracket, the upper rail and the lower rail are manufactured from steel.