TRAILING FOLDING VAN Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: transport. SUBSTANCE: van has platform body with side and end face boards 1, side flats 3 mounted on side boards for arrangement inside van in travelling position, end face panels 4 and 5 hinge-mounted on upper edges of end face boards for turning in vertical plane for arrangement inside van in travelling position. Door 8 is made in one of end face boards. Door 9 is made in corresponding end face panel. Edges of side flats 3, vertical and upper edges of end face panels 4 and 5 are connected by tent 7. End face panels in operating position are connected by frame members 11. Roof of van in operating position is covered with water-tight covering 12. In travelling position, covering 12 is arranged on upper edges of boards. Upper edges of end face boards are similar in profile to upper edges of end face panels. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 2 dwg