Liner Panel Having Barrier Layer
AssigneeGreat Dane Limited Partnership
InventorsJohn Jones, Charles Fetz, Daniel McCormack, Maung Than
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Abstract
A cargo trailer includes a floor, a roof and a side wall extending vertically upward between the floor and roof. The side wall includes a substantially gas impermneable outer liner panel and a substantially gas impermeable inner liner panel. The inner liner panel includes at least one glass and polymer layer and one gas impermeable barrier layer. The inner liner panel can also be used to form the roof and replace the outer liner panel.
Claims24
A composite liner panel for use in a wall structure of a trailer, comprising:
- a first sheet having a length and a height;
- a second sheet forming a protruding surface over only a portion of the first sheet;
- and
- an adhesive coupling the first sheet and the second sheet.
A method for forming a composite liner panel for use with a trailer, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a first layer and a second layer;
- and
- b. adhering the first layer to the second layer, wherein the second layer includes a protruding surface, along at least a portion of a height.
A trailer comprising:
- a floor,
- a roof;
- and sidewalls extending vertically upward between the floor and the roof, the sidewalls comprising:
- at least one composite liner panel comprising:
- a first sheet substantially the height of the trailer;
- a second sheet forming a protruding surface over only a portion of the first sheet;
- and
- an adhesive coupling the first sheet and the second sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.