Insulated, tube-framed, land-traversing vehicle

A vehicle, adapted to travel over land, including:

• a body framework including:
• at least one body-bracing frame comprising a plurality of elongated, end-joined angular members forming a general vehicular cross-sectional outline, said angular members having spaces between their angled sides;
• a plurality of upright tubular members;
• an upper set of tubular members having longitudinal axes at angles to axes of some of said upright tubular members;
• and a lower set of tubular members having longitudinal axes at angles to axes of some of said upright tubular members;
• each of said upright and upper-set and lower-set tubular members comprising a plurality of aligned tubes, joint means interconnecting adjacent tubes, and a pair of end elements at opposite ends of said tubular members;
• means fastening one group of said end elements of said upright tubular members to first portions of said angular members;
• means fastening said end elements of said upper set of tubular members to second portions of said angular members;
• vehicle-strength-providing means fastening said end elements of said lower set of tubular members to portions of said upright tubular members;
• skin means, fastened to said body framework and tubular members;
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• means, connected to said body framework, for facilitating travel over land.

A vehicle, adapted to travel over land, including a body framework comprising:

• at least one body-bracing frame comprising four elongated, end-joined angular members, forming the general vehicle crossectional outline, said angular members having spaces between their angled sides;
• a plurality of upright tubular members;
• a first set of transverse tubular members;
• and a second set of transverse tubular members;
• each of said upright and transverse tubular members comprising a plurality of aligned tubes, joint means interconnecting adjacent tubes, and a pair of end elements at opposite ends of said tubular members;
• means fastening one group of said end elements of said upright tubular members to first portions of said angular members;
• means fastening said end elements of said first set of transverse tubular members to second portions of said angular members;
• elongated, tubular-member-bracing means fastening said end elements of said second set of transverse tubular members to portions of said upright tubular members;
• wheel-supporting means comprising a plurality of auxiliary tubes and means connecting said auxiliary tubes to some of said tubular members;
• and exterior, waterproof skin means, thermal insulation, and interior skin means adjacent said tubular members and said tubes.

A vehicle, adapted to travel over land, including:

• upright sidewall tubular members, each of which comprises lower pipe fittings and upper end elements;
• a frame comprising elongated, end-joined angular members, substantially conforming to general crossectional outlines of a top portion of the vehicular body, each of said angular members comprising elongated sides, including an upright side;
• the said sides being joined at angles to each other and having spaces between them;
• means fastening said upper end elements to said angular members, each of said end elements being juxtaposed to an under surface of an angular-member side;
• an upper set of vehicularly transverse tubular members, each of which comprises, between an opposite pair of said angular members:
• a plurality of pipes;
• at least one tubular-member-strengthening pipe coupling between and connecting adjacent pipe ends;
• and pipe-end portions that are contiguous to said opposite pair;
• means fastening each of said last-named pipe-end portions to a said upright side of one of said opposite pair of angular members;
• lower, elongated, tubular-member-bracing beams, and means fastening said beams to parts of said upright tubular members;
• a lower, floor set of substantially horizontal vehicularly transverse tubular members, each of which comprises:
• a plurality of pipes;
• at least one tubular-member-strengthening pipe coupling between and connecting adjacent pipe ends;
• and pipe fittings at opposite ends of the floor tubular members, connected to said sidewall tubular members;
• means for facilitating travel over land, connected to some of said tubular members;
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• exterior, waterproofed skin means, adjacent to said tubular members, including a top skin, fastened to said upper frame.