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US 2018/0001940 A1Published application
Cargo body and method of assembling the same
AssigneeSTI Holdings, Inc.
InventorsRiley Zehner, Todd Randall Eicher
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Abstract
The invention provides a method of assembling a roof of a cargo body. A plurality of sidewalls are provided, each comprising a side panel and an upper rail coupled to the side panel. A roof panel is located above the plurality of sidewalls adjacent the upper rails. A roof bow extends between the upper rails below the roof panel. The roof bow is fixed to a track of one of the upper rails with a fastener.
Claims20
A cargo body comprising:
- a floor comprising a floor panel provided to support a load;
- a first longitudinal rail extending in a lengthwise direction of the cargo body, the first longitudinal rail having an interior side and an exterior side opposite the interior side;
- a second longitudinal rail extending in the lengthwise direction of the cargo body, parallel to the first longitudinal rail at a fixed distance therefrom, the second longitudinal rail having an interior side and an exterior side opposite the interior side, wherein the interior side of at least one of the first and second longitudinal rails is provided with a longitudinally extending channel open along an interior side thereof;
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- a plurality of transverse beams, each having a first end fixed to the first longitudinal rail and a second end fixed to the second longitudinal rail,
- wherein each of the plurality of transverse beams is secured to at least one of the first and second longitudinal rails by at least one fastener partially retained inside the channel of the longitudinal rail and extending through the first or second end of the transverse beam, the plurality of transverse beams being secured in place between the first and second longitudinal rails without penetrating either of the first and second longitudinal rails to leave exposed surfaces at the exterior sides thereof intact at locations of the plurality of transverse beams.
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A cargo body comprising:
- a floor comprising a floor panel provided to support a load;
- a first longitudinal rail extending in a lengthwise direction of the cargo body, the first longitudinal rail having a longitudinally extending channel formed therein;
- a second longitudinal rail extending in the lengthwise direction of the cargo body, parallel to the first longitudinal rail at a fixed distance therefrom, the second longitudinal rail having a longitudinally extending channel formed therein;
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- a plurality of transverse beams spanning between the first and second longitudinal rails at various positions along the lengthwise direction, such that a first end of each of the plurality of transverse beams lies adjacent the first longitudinal rail and a second end of each of the plurality of transverse beams lies adjacent the second longitudinal rail,
- wherein each of the plurality of transverse beams is secured to the first and second longitudinal rails exclusively by a plurality of fasteners including at least one T-bolt having a head retained inside the channel of the first longitudinal rail and extending through the first end of the transverse beam, and at least one T-bolt having a head retained inside the channel of the second longitudinal rail and extending through the second end of the transverse beam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.