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US 2014/0230365 A1Published application
Structural Tube
AssigneeCTB Midwest, Inc.
InventorsDerek Jay Hemphill, Jake Bigelow, Jason Hoffman, Ross Robert Ingwersen, Christopher Alan Jacob, Ryan Oliver, Brandon Lee Schafer
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Abstract
Provided is a structure that may include a structural tube having at least one slot extending from an end thereof, an end plate attached to the end of the structural tube, and at least one cross member extending through the at least one slot, the at least one cross member including a first region outside of the structural tube and a second region inside the structural tube.
Claims20
A structure comprising:
- an end plate having a first engaging structure;
- a tube having a first slot, a second slot, and a first engaging portion engaging the first engaging structure;
- a first cross member extending through the first slot, the first cross member having a first region outside of the tube and a second region inside the tube, the second region including a third slot;
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- a second cross member extending through the second slot, the second cross member having a third region outside of the tube and a fourth region inside the tube, the fourth region including a fourth slot, wherein the third and fourth slots are engaged with one another, wherein the first engaging structure is a first tab and the first engaging portion is a first engaging slot receiving the first tab.
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A structure comprising:
- an end plate having a first engaging structure;
- a tube having a first slot, a second slot, and a first engaging portion engaging the first engaging structure;
- a first cross member extending through the first slot, the first cross member having a first region outside of the tube and a second region inside the tube, the second region including a third slot;
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- a second cross member extending through the second slot, the second cross member having a third region outside of the tube and a fourth region inside the tube, the fourth region including a fourth slot, wherein the third and fourth slots are engaged with one another wherein a portion of the tube extends into an opening in the end plate.
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A structure comprising:
- an end plate having a first engaging structure;
- a tube having a first slot, a second slot, and a first engaging portion engaging the first engaging structure;
- a first cross member extending through the first slot, the first cross member having a first region outside of the tube and a second region inside the tube, the second region including a third slot;
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- a second cross member extending through the second slot, the second cross member having a third region outside of the tube and a fourth region inside the tube, the fourth region including a fourth slot, wherein the third and fourth slots are engaged with one another, wherein the first engaging member extends into an opening in the end plate.
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A structure comprising:
- a tube having a first slot and a second slot;
- a first cross member extending through the first slot, the first cross member having a first region outside of the tube and a second region inside the tube, the second region including a third slot;
- a second cross member extending through the second slot, the second cross member having a third region outside of the tube and a fourth region inside the tube, the fourth region including a fourth slot, wherein the third and fourth slots are engaged with one another;
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- an end plate having an opening into which at least a portion of the tube is inserted, the opening having substantially a same profile as a cross-section of the tube, wherein the first region and third region are connected to an upper surface of the end plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.