IP Library Granted Patent US 8,382,141
Granted Patent B2
US 8,382,141 · App. 12/654,904 · Granted Feb 26, 2013

Axle security fixture

Inventor: Donald W. Schuettenberg (Antioch, IL)
Assignee: ATC Transportation, LLC
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Patent No.
US 8,382,141
App. No.
12/654,904
Granted
Feb 26, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An axle security fixture comprises one or more bracket portions configured to be secured about a rail of a truck frame, a receiving portion contiguous with the bracket portions for receiving a plurality of axles, and a cover situated atop the axles and secured to the receiving portion.

Claims (22)

1. An axle security fixture comprising:

a unitary main member, said main member comprising:

a plurality of longitudinally spaced bracket portions configured to be secured about a rail of a truck frame;

a plurality of receiving portions for receiving a plurality of axles, each said receiving portion situated above and contiguous with one of said bracket portions; and

one or more tented regions longitudinally joining said receiving portions; and

a cover configured to be situated atop said axles and secured to at least one of said tented regions.

2. The fixture of claim 1 , wherein said cover includes at least one tented region.

3. The fixture of claim 1 , wherein said bracket portions are secured to said rail by one or more bolts.

4. The fixture of claim 1 , wherein said cover is secured to said receiving portion by a bolt.

5. A method of securing a plurality of axles to a truck frame, comprising:

providing an axle security fixture comprising:

a unitary main member, said main member comprising:

a plurality of longitudinally spaced bracket portions configured to be secured about a rail of a truck frame;

a plurality of receiving portions for receiving a plurality of axles, each said receiving portion situated above and contiguous with one of said bracket portions; and

one or more tented regions longitudinally joining said receiving portions; and

a cover configured to be situated atop said axles and secured to at least one of said tented regions;

securing said bracket portions to said rail;

placing an axle in each of said receiving portions; and

securing said cover to said at least one tented region.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein said cover includes at least one tented region.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein said bracket portions are secured to said rail by one or more bolts.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein said cover is secured to said receiving portion by a bolt.

Assignments (7)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2023
From: CIBC BANK USA
To: ATC TRANSPORTATION LLC
Reel/Frame 064638/0508 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2020
From: ATC TRANSPORTATION LLC
To: CIBC BANK USA
Reel/Frame 054752/0135 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2020
From: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC
To: ATC TRANSPORTATION LLC
Reel/Frame 054743/0319 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2020
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: ATC TRANSPORTATION LLC
Reel/Frame 054743/0105 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 5, 2016
From: ATC TRANSPORTATION LLC
To: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC
Reel/Frame 038613/0964 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2016
From: ATC TRANSPORTATION LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 038453/0614 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2010
From: SCHUETTENBERG, DONALD W.
To: ATC TRANSPORTATION, LLC
Reel/Frame 023815/0450 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61193920 · Jan 8, 2009
Related Publication 20100171286A1 · Jul 8, 2010