US Patent 11702164 Angular rub rails for trailers

A rail assembly for a flatbed trailer, including: a side rail configured generally as C-shaped, the side rail including a first top horizontal face, a first side vertical face, and a first bottom horizontal face; and a rub rail coupled to the side rail, the rub rail configured generally as C-shaped, the rub rail including a second top horizontal face, a second side vertical face, and a second bottom horizontal face, wherein the second top horizontal face is coupled to the second side vertical face by a top chamfer, wherein the top chamfer is diagonally connected to the second top horizontal face and the second side vertical face, wherein the second bottom horizontal face is coupled to the second side vertical face by a bottom chamfer, wherein the bottom chamfer is diagonally connected to the second side vertical face and the second bottom horizontal face.