ELEVATED CRADLE FOR SUPPORTING CONDUITS EXTENDING BETWEEN A VEHICLE TRACTOR AND TRAILER

摘要

A cradle for supporting conduit extending between a truck and articulating trailer. The cradle includes a radially curved and open ended body which is resiliently supported upon an adjustable vertical support member for permitting lay-in receipt of the harness. A mounting assembly for the vertical support member positions the same atop a platform extending between the tractor and trailer and, in one non-limiting variant, is constructed of two parallel plate members with three or more compression/extension spring combinations.

主权项

1. A cradle for supporting an extending length of a harness extending between a truck and an articulating trailer, comprising:
a body with first and second ends defining at open interior, said body being separable along a linearly extending location between said ends in order to receive an intermediate length of the harness; a vertically extending member which is adapted to being supported at a lower end to a platform located within an open space between the truck and trailer; and a resilient biasing structure for supporting said body atop said vertically extending member and which is responsive to forces exerted upon the harness resulting from articulation between the truck and trailer in order to permit said body a degree of force absorbing and multi-directional motion relative to said vertically extending member.