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US 6,554,348 B1Granted
Bus body
OwnerDan H. Gernsteininventor
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Abstract
A bus body comprising opposite side walls, a rear wall and a roof including inner and outer fiberglass wall members which define a space therebetween. The space between the inner and outer wall members is filled with a polypropylene honeycomb material. In a modified version of the bus body, the polypropylene honeycomb material is only positioned between the inner and outer wall members in those areas which may be subjected to moisture.
Claims34
A bus body, comprising:
- a wheeled frame having a forward end and a rearward end;
- a body mounted on said wheeled frame for transporting passengers therein;
- said body including a roof, opposite side walls, and a rear wall;
- each of said side walls comprising an outer wall member and an inner wall spaced from said outer wall member to define a space therebetween;
- each of said walls having at least one window mounted therein;
- said space between said inner and outer wall members being filled with a honeycomb material;
- said honeycomb material around said windows comprising a plastic material;
- said plastic honeycomb material comprising polypropylene;
- said honeycomb material, other than said polypropylene honeycomb material, being comprised of a paper honeycomb material.
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A bus body, comprising:
- a wheeled frame having a forward end and a rearward end;
- a body mounted on said wheeled frame for transporting passengers therein;
- said body including a roof, opposite side walls, and a rear wall;
- each of said side walls comprising an outer wall member and an inner wall spaced from said outer wall member to define a space therebetween;
- each of said walls having at least one window mounted therein;
- said space between said inner and outer wall members being filled with a honeycomb material;
- each of said side walls have lower edges having wheel openings extending upwardly thereinto;
- said honeycomb material around said wheel openings comprising a plastic material;
- said plastic honeycomb material comprising polypropylene;
- said honeycomb material, other than said polypropylene honeycomb material around said wheel openings, being comprised of a paper honeycomb material.
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A bus body, comprising:
- a wheeled frame having a forward end and a rearward end;
- a body mounted on said wheeled frame for transporting passengers therein;
- said body including a roof, opposite side walls, and a rear wall;
- said rear wall comprising inner and outer rear wall members defining a space therebetween;
- said rear wall of said body having a rear window mounted therein;
- said space between said inner and outer rear wall members being filled with a honeycomb material;
- said honeycomb material in said space between said inner and outer rear wall members around said rear window being comprised of a plastic material;
- said plastic honeycomb material comprising polypropylene;
- said honeycomb material, other than said polypropylene honeycomb material around said rear window, being comprised of a paper honeycomb material.
6 more elements
A bus body, comprising:
- a wheeled frame having a forward end and a rearward end;
- a body mounted on said wheeled frame for transporting passengers therein;
- said body including a roof, opposite side walls, and a rear wall;
- said roof comprising inner and outer roof members defining a space therebetween;
- said roof having a selectively closable opening formed therein;
- said space between said inner and outer roof members being filled with a honeycomb material;
- said honeycomb material in said space around said closable opening comprising a plastic honeycomb material;
- said plastic honeycomb material comprising polypropylene;
- said honeycomb material, other than said polypropylene honeycomb material, being comprised of a paper honeycomb material.
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A bus body, comprising:
- a wheeled frame having a forward end and a rearward end;
- a body mounted on said wheeled frame for transporting passengers therein;
- said body including a roof, opposite side walls, and a rear wall;
- each of said side walls comprising an outer wall member and an inner wall spaced from said outer wall member to define a space therebetween;
- each of said walls having at least one window mounted therein;
- said space between said inner and outer wall members being filled with at least a first and second honeycomb material;
- said first and second honeycomb materials having different material compositions.
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A bus body, comprising:
- a wheeled frame having a forward end and a rearward end;
- a body mounted on said wheeled frame for transporting passengers therein;
- said body including a roof, opposite side walls, and a rear wall;
- said rear wall comprising inner and outer rear wall members defining a space therebetween;
- said rear wall of said body having a rear window mounted therein;
- said space between said inner and outer rear wall members being filled with at least a first and second honeycomb material;
- said first and second honeycomb material having different material compositions.
4 more elements
A bus body, comprising:
- a wheeled frame having a forward end and a rearward end;
- a body mounted on said wheeled frame for transporting passengers therein;
- said body including a roof, opposite side walls, and a rear wall;
- said roof comprising inner and outer roof members defining a space therebetween;
- said roof having a selectively closable opening formed therein;
- said space between said inner and outer roof members being filled with at least a first and second honeycomb material;
- said first and second honeycomb material having different material compositions.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.