Truck construction
AssigneeFMC Corporation
InventorDonald W. Youmans
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Abstract
A truck which is designed to utilize its design length to the maximum effectiveness. The truck includes a frame upon which are mounted an elongated cargo bed and a cab for the operator at the forward end thereof. The power plant for the truck is located rearwardly of the cab near the center of the vehicle so that space will not be required at the front of the vehicle as in conventional truck constructions. The cab sits between the laterally spaced front wheels, and access thereto is provided by a door which is located in the front face of the cab whereby the cab may be entered and exited without climbing over the front wheels and enclosing fender structures.
Claims2
A truck comprising a frame, a pair of laterally spaced front wheels supporting the front end of the frame and a pair of laterally spaced rear wheels supporting the rear end of the frame, a cargo bed supported upon said frame and extending from the rear end of the frame to a position spaced just rearwardly of said front wheels, said cargo bed extending transversely of said truck at least substantially to the planes defined by the outer sides of said front and rear wheels, a cab supported by said frame between said front wheels and extending from said cargo bed to the front end of the frame, said cab being separate from said cargo bed and being separately mounted on said frame from said cargo bed, said front wheels extending upwardly in generally parallel relationship to and past at least a portion of the sides of said cab, said cab having a front face at said front end of the frame extending generally transversely of said frame, said front face of the cab extending in a generally vertical plane substantially from one side of said frame to the other side thereof, said front wheels extending forwardly to a position substantially adjacent said vertical transverse plane of said front face of the cab, and a single door only being provided in said front face of the cab to allow access to the cab directly from the front of the truck, said door being provided on the side of said cab opposite to the driver's side, said door being hinged about a vertical axis in said plane so as to swing outwardly of said cab at the front thereof.
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