Customizable dump bodies and method for making the same
AssigneeBuyers Products Company
InventorsPhillip Sandler, Jeffery Warfield, Michael L. Davis, Jr.
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Abstract
Provided is a customizable dump body for a vehicle, and a method of manufacturing and inventorying the components for manufacturing the same. The customizable dump body includes a bulkhead, a floor member with a terminal portion, two side panels, wherein at least one side panel has a mating surface, and wherein the side panel and mating surface are connected together. A customizable side panel assembly for a dump body for a vehicle may include a side panel having an outer side and an inner side, and a side panel rail, wherein the side panel rail is positioned on the outer side of the side panel.
Claims17
A customizable dump body for a vehicle comprising:
- a bottom member defining a horizontal transport surface for retaining material transported within the dump body;
- a bulkhead defining a vertical rear support surface of the dump body;
- first and second side panels defining vertical side support surfaces of the dump body, and attachable to mating surfaces on the bulkhead and the bottom member, wherein the side panels are configured to attach to the mating surfaces at selected positions having a predetermined vertical height above the bottom member, the first and second side panels each including a front post, an inner side, a back post, and a bulkhead side, the front post and back post providing vertical structure of a desired height, to result in a side panel having a suitable size to accommodate a selected custom dump body;
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- a securement for securing the first and second side panels to the bottom member and the bulkhead.
A method of customizing a dump body for a vehicle, comprising steps of:
- providing a bottom member defining a horizontal transport surface for retaining material transported within the dump body, a bulkhead defining a vertical rear support surface of the dump body, and first and second side panels defining vertical side support surfaces of the dump body, the first and second side panels each including a front post, an inner side, a back post, and a bulkhead side, the front post and back post providing vertical structure of a desired height, to result in a side panel having a suitable size to accommodate a selected custom dump body;
- positioning the side panels up or down until a desired height for the side panels with respect to the bottom member is reached;
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- securing the side panels to the bottom member resulting in a dump body having side panels positioned at the desired height.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.