US 7,320,395 B2
Floor for cargo space
Marius Cornelis de Baat, Bergschenhoek (Netherlands); Frans Arian Heino de Raad, Coevorden (Netherlands); and Niek Mater, Coevorden (Netherlands)
Assigned to Cargo Floor B.V., Coevorden (Netherlands)
Filed on Mar. 02, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/366,990.
Claims priority of application No. 1028439 (NL), filed on Mar. 02, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2006/0207863 A1, Sep. 21, 2006
Int. Cl. B65G 25/04 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 198—750.5 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Cargo supporting floor:
wherein the floor comprises two or more groups of movable slats, which extend between a front side and a rear side of the floor, each group of movable slats being attached to a drive foot which is reciprocal in the slat direction by means of an accompanying drive cylinder assembly with a cylinder and piston rod, the drive cylinder assemblies being at least partially arranged in front of the groups of slats, and by means of the movable component of the respective drive cylinder assembly are each connected to an associated drive foot;
wherein the slats are attached to the upper side of the drive foot;
wherein the movable component is located at least partially below the upper surface of the slats; and
wherein the movable component is located above the lower surface of the slats and/or above the upper surface of the drive feet.