Pickup truck box
AssigneeDow Global Technologies LLC
InventorsLuis Lorenzo, Vikas Gupta, David L. Chapman, David M. Courter
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Abstract
A plastic pickup truck box fabricated from a plurality of separately molded sections, wherein each section is molded of a plastic material, and the molded sections are joined together with an adhesive, has advantages over conventional metal pickup truck boxes and plastic pickup truck boxes molded as a single piece. Advantages over metal pickup truck boxes include lighter weight, improved corrosion resistance, and improved impact resistance. Advantages over conventional one-piece plastic pickup truck boxes include lower production costs, lower shipping costs, and improved mechanical properties and durability.
Claims20
A pickup truck box comprising:
- a plurality of separately molded sections, each of said sections molded of a plastic material, said molded sections joined together with an adhesive.
A process for making a pickup truck box, comprising:
- molding a plurality of separate sections made of plastic, and
- joining the plurality of separately molded sections together with an adhesive.
A pickup truck comprising:
- a body structure including a pickup truck box fabricated from a plurality of separately molded sections, each section molded of a plastic material, said molded sections joined together with an adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.