Raceway for commercial cargo body
AssigneeSTI Holdings, Inc.
InventorsDenys Bykovskyi, Gary L. Fenton
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A utility raceway for a commercial cargo body. The utility raceway includes an interior defined between a first side, a second side, a third side opposite the first side, and a fourth side opposite the second side. The utility raceway also includes a plurality of internal utility cavities separated by at least one vertically-oriented flange extending between the first and third sides, a first living hinge formed between the first side and the second side, and a second living hinge formed between the second side and the third side. The first side is pivotable relative to the second side about the first living hinge and the third side is pivotable relative to the second side about the second living hinge.
Claims25
A utility raceway for a commercial cargo body, the utility raceway comprising:
- an interior defined between a first side, a second side, a third side opposite the first side, and a fourth side opposite the second side;
- a plurality of internal utility cavities separated by at least one vertically-oriented flange extending between the first and third sides;
- a first living hinge formed between the first side and the second side;
- and
- a second living hinge formed between the second side and the third side,
- wherein the first side is pivotable relative to the second side about the first living hinge and the third side is pivotable relative to the second side about the second living hinge.
A floor assembly for a commercial cargo body, the floor assembly comprising:
- a first utility raceway;
- a second utility raceway spaced from the first utility raceway such that the first and second utility raceways define a spacing distance therebetween;
- and
- a set of floor planks configured to span the spacing distance and, in cooperation with the first and second utility raceways, define a load floor of the commercial cargo body,
- wherein each of the first and second utility raceways is operable to open and close to provide access to respective interior utility cavities when the floor assembly is in a fully constructed state with the set of floor planks in place, and
- wherein the set of floor planks consists entirely of interchangeable planks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.