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US 11,332,933 B2Granted
Cross-struts for beam assemblies
OwnerHarsoyo Lukitoinventor
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Abstract
The present technology relates to beams having a cross section defining a plurality of channels and assemblies comprising the beams. The beams can be used to form a beam assembly that is installed inside the truck bed of a pick-up truck. A ladder loader and a solar panel assembly can be pivotably secured to the beam assembly along either the driver side wall or the passenger side wall of the truck bed.
Claims9
A pick-up truck comprising:
- a truck bed having a driver side wall and a passenger side wall;
- a beam assembly installed inside the truck bed;
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- a solar panel assembly pivotably secured to the beam assembly along either the driver side wall or the passenger side wall, the solar panel assembly being pivoted between a stow position where the solar panel assembly is above the beam assembly, and a deployed position where the solar panel assembly is pivoted at an angle with respect to either the driver side wall or the passenger side wall of the truck bed;
- wherein the solar panel assembly comprises:
- a support frame having a front beam, a rear beam, a first side beam and a second side beam, each side beam connected to the front and rear beams to form a rectangle having a periphery;
- a front pivot assembly pivotably secured to the beam assembly and secured to the second side beam, the front pivot assembly having a front pivot plate, a front connector bracket, a front transverse beam having a lower end connected to the front pivot plate, and an upper end that is secured to the front connector bracket;
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- a rear pivot assembly pivotably secured to the beam assembly and secured to the rear beam and the second side beam, the rear pivot assembly having a rear pivot plate, a rear connector bracket, a rear transverse beam having a lower end connected to the rear pivot plate, and an upper end that is secured to the rear connector bracket.
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A pick-up truck comprising:
- a truck bed having a driver side wall and a passenger side wall;
- a beam assembly installed inside the truck bed;
- and
- a solar panel assembly pivotably secured to the beam assembly along either the driver side wall or the passenger side wall, the solar panel assembly being pivoted between a stow position where the solar panel assembly is above the beam assembly, and a deployed position where the solar panel assembly is pivoted at an angle with respect to either the driver side wall or the passenger side wall of the truck bed;
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- wherein the solar panel assembly comprises:
- a support frame having a front beam, a rear beam, a first side beam and a second side beam, each side beam connected to the front and rear beams to form a rectangle having a periphery;
- the support frame further including a connecting beam spaced apart from the front beam and closer to the front beam than the rear beam, and the connecting beam extending across the side beams in a manner where a first end of the connecting beam terminates at the first side beam and a second end of the connecting beam extends past the second side beam and beyond the periphery of the rectangle;
- wherein the rear beam has a first end that terminates at the first side beam and a second end that extends past the second side beam and beyond the periphery of the rectangle;
- a front pivot assembly pivotably secured to the beam assembly and secured to the second side beam and the connecting beam, the front pivot assembly having a front pivot plate, a front connector bracket, a front transverse beam having a lower end connected to the front pivot plate, and an upper end that is secured to the front connector bracket;
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- a rear pivot assembly pivotably secured to the beam assembly and secured to the rear beam and the second side beam, the rear pivot assembly having a rear pivot plate, a rear connector bracket, a rear transverse beam having a lower end connected to the rear pivot plate, and an upper end that is secured to the rear connector bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.