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US 11,305,823 B2Granted
Sidepack storage compartment and methods of making and using same
AssigneeAltec Industries, Inc.
InventorsRyan J. McKinney, Austin Graham, Kyle E. Hoffmann
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Abstract
An assembly for utility truck bodies having metal and/or composite reinforcement(s) and/or foam reinforcements and/or honeycomb reinforcements and/or wood reinforcements encapsulated within a thermoformed thermoplastic, or thermoset or fiber-reinforced thermoset walking surface floor structure of the truck bed assembly or other composite floor structure with attachable components and junctions, e.g., sidepack(s), and methods of making the same are provided.
Claims42
A sidepack storage compartment comprising:
- at least two sheets of thermoplastic including a first sheet of thermoplastic and
- a second sheet of thermoplastic;
- wherein the sidepack storage compartment is watertight;
- wherein the sidepack storage compartment is integral with a sidepack;
- wherein the sidepack includes a floor, a top, and at least two sides that are integrally formed;
- wherein one of the at least two sides serves as a sidewall of a truck bed;
- and
- wherein the floor, the top, and the at least two sides are formed from thermoplastic.
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A sidepack storage compartment comprising:
- at least two thermoset panels including a first thermoset panel and a second thermoset panel;
- wherein the sidepack storage compartment is integral with a sidepack;
- wherein the sidepack storage compartment is watertight;
- wherein the sidepack includes a floor, a top, and at least two sides that are integrally formed;
- wherein one of the at least two sides serves as a sidewall of a truck bed;
- and
- wherein the floor, the top, and the at least two sides are formed from thermoplastic.
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A sidepack storage compartment comprising:
- at least one thermoset panel;
- and
- at least one thermoplastic panel;
- wherein the sidepack storage compartment is watertight;
- wherein the sidepack storage compartment is integral with a sidepack;
- wherein the sidepack includes a floor, a top, and at least two sides that are integrally formed;
- wherein one of the at least two sides serves as a sidewall of a truck bed;
- and
- wherein the floor, the top, and the at least two sides are formed from thermoplastic.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.