Rear case assembly for trailer body
OwnerRussell Long, Richard Uhal +1inventors
InventorsRussell Long, Richard Uhal, Brian Malloy
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Abstract
An aluminum rear case assembly (12) for a trailer body (10) includes a rectangular frame assembly (16). The frame assembly (16) includes an extruded aluminum top rail (22), an extruded aluminum bottom rail (24), and a pair of extruded aluminum side rails (26) connecting the top and bottom rails (22, 24). The top, bottom, and side rails (22, 24, 26) are joined to define the rectangular shape. The frame assembly (16) has an exposed side (18) facing outward from the trailer body (10) and an internal side (20) facing inward toward the cargo area defined by the trailer body (10) and attached to the rear end of the trailer body (10).
Claims11
An aluminum rear case assembly for a trailer body, comprising a frame assembly comprising an extruded aluminum top rail, an extruded aluminum bottom rail, a pair of extruded aluminum side rails connecting the top and bottom rail, said side rails are connected to said bottom rail by cast aluminum corner joints, the frame assembly defining a rectangular shape and having an exposed side facing outward from the trailer body when the rear case assembly is attached to the trailer body and an internal side configured to be attached to the trailer body.
A method of making a rear case assembly for a trailer body, comprising the steps of:
- extruding a top rail comprised of aluminum;
- extruding a bottom rail comprised of aluminum;
- extruding a pair of side rails comprised of aluminum;
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- joining the top rail to the side rails and the bottom rail to the side rails to form a rectangular shaped frame assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.