Patent classifications
B62D33/046
COMPOSITE PANEL EDGE TREATMENTS AND JOINTS AND CARGO BODY HAVING SAME
A cargo body panel includes a composite construction including an interior skin, an exterior skin, and a core positioned between the interior and exterior skins. The panel has parallel first and second edges spaced in a first direction. A pocket is formed by the interior skin at a location spaced away from the first and second edges, the pocket extending parallel to the first and second edges to define a length. The pocket is wide enough to accommodate a logistics profile insert having a width that exceeds a depth of the pocket, the depth measured into the panel, perpendicular to both the first direction and the length.
MULTI-DIMENSIONAL LOAD STRUCTURE
An exemplary multi-dimensional load structure may include a base panel having a tiered structure with an upper layer, a lower layer, and at least one interior layer therebetween. The load structure may also have a glass layer applied to at least surfaces of each of the upper layer, the lower layer, and the at least one interior layer not in contact with an adjacent layer. The load structure may further have a coating applied to the exterior of the glass layer. The at least one interior layer may be configured to withstand a greater compressive force than the upper layer and the lower layer and/or the upper layer and the lower layer may be lighter than the at least one interior layer.
Joint between sidewall and roof panel of trailer
A trailer includes a vertically-oriented sidewall, a horizontally-oriented roof panel disposed above the sidewall, and a top rail attached to the sidewall. At least a section of the top rail is disposed above the sidewall and below the roof panel. A substantially L-shaped cove has a horizontal leg attached to a lower surface of the roof panel, and a vertical leg attached to an inner surface of the sidewall. A board of thermal insulation includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is disposed between the vertical leg of the cove and the section of the top rail, and the lower portion is disposed between the vertical leg of the cove and the sidewall.
Composite floor for a dry truck body
A vehicle is disclosed having a composite cargo body. A floor of the cargo body is constructed of a first composite material. A roof, a right sidewall, a left sidewall, and a nose of the cargo body are constructed of a second composite material different from the first composite material. Various components of the composite cargo body are bonded together with an adhesive. Mechanical fasteners also may be used to join other components of composite cargo body.
Auto Latch for Tonneau Cover System
A tonneau cover system, comprising: (a) one or more brackets secured to at least one of a pair of opposing sidewalls of a cargo box of a vehicle; (b) a foldable tonneau cover having a plurality of interconnected panels, at least one of the plurality of interconnected panels including: (1) one or more latch assemblies that engage the one or more brackets; and (2) an actuator assembly connected to each of the one or more latch assemblies by a cable, wherein actuation of the actuator assembly moves the cables that in turn release engagement of the one or more latch assemblies from the one or more brackets.
One-piece composite trailer
A trailer frame constructed from a polymer that cannot rust or corrode. The trailer employs a support plate that reinforces an inner and outer wall forming beams that includes a matrix of crisscrossed support walls. A top deck is releasably secured to the frame allowing refinishing of the trailer should the deck be damaged without replacement of the frame. Alternatively the top deck can be a foundation for an enclosure, shield, fence or any other known securement structures.
COMPOSITE SIDEWALL AND CARGO BODY HAVING SAME
A composite molded cargo body panel including a core, an interior skin secured to a first side of the core having a thickness, and exterior skin secured to a second side of the core, and a plurality of recesses. The plurality of recesses are dispersed along a first direction at intervals in the interior skin, with the core thickness at each of the plurality of recesses being reduced compared to a maximum core thickness, and each of the plurality of recesses defines a support surface. A pocket is formed in each of the plurality of recesses, with the core thickness at the pocket being less than the core thickness at each of the plurality of recesses. A plurality of logistics inserts are attached to the respective support surfaces of the plurality of recesses so that, at each of the plurality of recesses, the logistics insert extends across the pocket.
CONNECTORS FOR TRAILER WALLS AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION THEREOF
A connector configured to secure laminate walls of a vehicle trailer, the connector comprising a first cavity and a second cavity disposed with about 90-degree with the first cavity, each cavity comprising a pair of lateral walls and a bottom wall. The connector may further comprise an inclined portion with a slot located between a lateral wall of each cavities, the inclined portion creating another cavity wherein miscellaneous objects such as wires or hooks may be installed. A cover portion may be installed over the inclined portion to cover the slot for visual and practical effects. One cavity may be configured to receive a frame component, said frame component generally having bigger dimensions.
Multi-dimensional load structure
An exemplary multi-dimensional load structure may include a base panel having a tiered structure with an upper layer, a lower layer, and at least one interior layer therebetween. The load structure may also have a glass layer applied to at least surfaces of each of the upper layer, the lower layer, and the at least one interior layer not in contact with an adjacent layer. The load structure may further have a coating applied to the exterior of the glass layer. The at least one interior layer may be configured to withstand a greater compressive force than the upper layer and the lower layer and/or the upper layer and the lower layer may be lighter than the at least one interior layer.
SIX-DEVICE-IN-ONE MATERIAL-SAVING CONSUMER-AND-MANUFACTURER-COST-SAVING SHIPPING-VOLUME-SAVING MULTI-BARRIER-LOCKING MULTI-ROOT-GRIPPING-AND-WATER-FLOWING ANTI-DIGGING GARDEN-AND-TREE-PROTECTING VERTICAL-TRUCK-BED-EXTENDER-AND-TONNEAU-COVER STACKABLE LANDSCAPE BARRIER
A six-device-in-one material-saving consumer-and-manufacturer-cost-saving shipping-volume-saving multi-barrier-locking multi-root-gripping-and-water-flowing solar-light-securing sprinkler-securing umbrella-pole-securing trellis-securing anti-dig garden-and-tree-protecting vertical-truck-bed-extender-truck-bed-tonneau-cover stackable landscape barrier, comprises: a material-saving barrier, a barrier-connecting end-wing molded to the material-saving barrier for saving materials during manufacturing, being half of the length of comparable prior art and saving money for consumers by requiring less overlap at the ends of the landscape barriers and preventing animals from digging beneath the landscape barrier, when inserted into the soil vertically and bending to create a variety of corner angles, adjustable-corner-angling holes cut out from the material-saving barrier for lockingly supporting a garden-plant cage and promoting bending of the end-wing to form a variety of corner angles, material-saving tongue-locking openings cut out from the barrier-connecting end-wing, material-saving multi-barrier-locking tongues molded to the end-wing for saving materials during manufacturing, being half of the length of comparable prior art and saving money for consumers by requiring less overlap at the two barrier ends of the landscape barriers and securely supporting solar-stake-mounted lights or a trellis for vines or climbing plants or an umbrella pole or a sprinkler head or drip line and securely connecting multiple landscape barriers together by inserting through the material-saving tongue-locking opening and wrapping over the top or under the bottom of the material-saving barrier and securely locking multiple landscape barriers together by inserting through the material-saving tongue-locking openings, wrapping in the opposite direction through the adjustable-corner-angling holes, and again through the material-saving tongue-locking opening and anchoring the landscape barrier into soil and protecting garden plants from animals and saving materials during manufacturing, being half of the length of comparable prior art and saving money for consumers by requiring less overlap at the ends of the landscape barriers, a fold-over ridge folded from the top of the material-saving barrier for connecting the fold-over ridge of one landscape barrier the fold-over ridge of an another landscape barrier to create a shield to protect garden plants from animals and to create a shield to protect saplings from animals and to create a shield to protect trees from animals and to create a barrier to protect garden vegetation from animals and to create a tonneau cover of a truck bed and prov