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A protective skirt for an open frame trailer adapted to transport vehicles. The trailer includes a wheeled chassis supporting a frame and track assembly. The trailer has a front-end adapted to be mounted in towing engagement on a tractor truck, a rear end adapted for receiving vehicles to be carried

A protective skirt for an open frame trailer adapted to transport vehicles. The trailer includes a wheeled chassis supporting a frame and track assembly. The trailer has a front-end adapted to be mounted in towing engagement on a tractor truck, a rear end adapted for receiving vehicles to be carried, and a middle section including the frame and track superstructure for supporting the vehicles. The protective skirt includes a pair of first skirt sections mounted one on each side of the chassis in screening position at the trailer front end, a pair of second skirt sections mounted on the chassis one on each side thereof in screening position at the trailer middle section, a pair of third skirt sections mounted in screening position one on each side of the chassis above the wheels, and a pair of fourth skirt sections mounted on the chassis one on each side in screening position at the trailer rear section. The skirt assembly protects vehicles carried on the trailer against damage from rocks and road debris.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A releasable protective skirt assembly for an open frame trailer adapted to transport vehicles, said trailer having a wheeled chassis supporting a frame and track assembly with vertically extending posts secured to and upstanding from said wheeled chassis, said trailer

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A releasable protective skirt assembly for an open frame trailer adapted to transport vehicles, said trailer having a wheeled chassis supporting a frame and track assembly with vertically extending posts secured to and upstanding from said wheeled chassis, said trailer having a front-end adapted to be mounted in towing engagement on a tractor truck, a rear end adapted for loading and unloading vehicles, and a middle section including said frame and track assembly for supporting said vehicles, said protective skirt assembly comprising: a pair of first horizontal elongated skirt sections releasably mountable on said chassis one on each side thereof in tightly stretched screening position on said trailer front end; a pair of second horizontal elongated skirt sections releasably mountable on said chassis one on each side thereof in tightly stretched screening position on said trailer middle section; a pair of third horizontal elongated skirt sections releasably mountable in screening position one on each side of said chassis in tightly stretched screening position above the chassis wheels; and a pair of fourth horizontal elongated skirt sections releasably mountable on said chassis one on each side thereof in tightly stretched screening position on said trailer rear section; said second skirt section comprising spaced apart upper and lower cables tautly securable between said chassis frame uprights; a generally horizontal elongated rectangular skirt panel defining upper and lower edges and opposed lateral end edges extending between said upper and lower edges, each said lateral edge having a hem defining a hem tube thereon; a plurality of spaced apart rings secured to said upper and lower edges and slidably engagable with said cables for supporting said panel thereon; and support tubes extending vertically through said hem tubes and releasably connectable to said chassis frame uprights for supporting said panel; whereby said skirt is tightly but releasably supportable on said uprights and cables and vehicles carried on said trailer are protected against damage from rocks and road debris during transit.