Composite joint configuration

A joint between a pair of panels adapted for use in a sidewall of a trailer body comprising:

• a first panel comprising an inner metal skin, an outer metal skin and a plastic core member sandwiched between said inner skin and said outer skin, said core member having first and second opposite ends, each of said inner skin and said outer skin having a first extending portion thereof which extends beyond said first end of said core member a predetermined distance, said first extending portions laying against each other;
• a second panel comprising an inner metal skin, an outer metal skin and a plastic core member sandwiched between said inner skin and said outer skin, said core member having first and second opposite ends, each of said inner skin and said outer skin having a second extending portion thereof which extends beyond said second end of said core member a predetermined distance, said second extending portions laying against each other;
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• joining means for joining said panels together along said abutted first extending portions and said abutted second extending portions,
• wherein in each said panel, an end of said first extending portion of said inner skin is bent around an end of said first extending portion of said outer skin.

A joint between a pair of panels adapted for use in a sidewall of a trailer body comprising:

• a first panel comprising an inner metal skin, an outer metal skin and a plastic core member sandwiched between said inner skin and said outer skin, said core member having first and second opposite ends, each of said inner skin and said outer skin having a first extending portion thereof which extends beyond said first end of said core member a predetermined distance, said first extending portions laying against each other;
• a second panel comprising an inner metal skin, an outer metal skin and a plastic core member sandwiched between said inner skin and said outer skin, said core member having first and second opposite ends, each of said inner skin and said outer skin having a second extending portion thereof which extends beyond said second end of said core member a predetermined distance, said second extending portions laying against each other;
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• joining means for joining said panels together along said abutted first extending portions and said abutted second extending portions,
• wherein in each said panel, an end of said second extending portion of said outer skin is bent around an end of said second extending portion of said inner skin.

A joint between a pair of panels adapted for use in a sidewall of a trailer body comprising:

• a first panel comprising an inner metal skin, an outer metal skin and a plastic core member sandwiched between said inner skin and said outer skin, said core member having first and second opposite ends, each of said inner skin and said outer skin having a first extending portion thereof which extends beyond said first end of said core member a predetermined distance, said first extending portions laying against each other;
• a second panel comprising an inner metal skin, an outer metal skin and a plastic core member sandwiched between said inner skin and said outer skin, said core member having first and second opposite ends, each of said inner skin and said outer skin having a second extending portion thereof which extends beyond said second end of said core member a predetermined distance, said second extending portions laying against each other;
• said inner skin which defines said first extending portion sitting against said outer skin which defines said second extending portion;
• joining means for joining said panels together along said abutted first extending portions and said abutted second extending portions;
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• a generally U-shaped member proximate to said first extending portion defined by said inner skin of said second panel.

A joint between a pair of panels adapted for use in a sidewall of a trailer body comprising:

• a first panel comprising an inner metal skin, an outer metal skin and a plastic core member sandwiched between said inner skin and said outer skin, said core member having first and second opposite ends, each of said inner skin and said outer skin having a first extending portion thereof which extends beyond said first end of said core member a predetermined distance, said first extending portions laying against each other;
• a second panel comprising an inner metal skin, an outer metal skin and a plastic core member sandwiched between said inner skin and said outer skin, said core member having first and second opposite ends, each of said inner skin and said outer skin having a second extending portion thereof which extends beyond said second end of said core member a predetermined distance, said second extending portions laying against each other;
• said inner skin which defines said first extending portion sitting against said outer skin which defines said second extending portion;
• a member abutting against said first extending portion defined by said inner skin of said second panel, said member having an outer surface which is flush with the outer surfaces of said inner skins of said first and second panels;
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• joining means for joining said abutted first extending portions, said member and said abutted second extending portions together.