Height reduction for tactical truck system
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorsJeffrey B. Colburn, Douglas G. Miller, Shane F. Mills
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Abstract
A military vehicle configured for transport by cargo aircraft. The vehicle has a cab portion that can be reduced in height by removing and/or collapsing and/or telescoping various components of the cab, such as the doors, roof, roll bar, windshield, and/or steering column.
Claims9
In a vehicle, a cab of the type having at least the following parts, doors, a roof, a roll bar, seats, a steering column, and a windshield, the improvement comprising a door by means of which passengers enter the cab, and wherein a plurality of side walls and the roof are constructed and arranged to slide past each other to be lowered once the doors are removed.
A method of reducing the height of a vehicle having parts which include doors, a roof, a roll bar, seats, a steering column, and a windshield, which are removable or capable of being telescoped or folded, comprising the steps of:
- providing side walls;
- and
- the roof and side walls to slide past each other to be lowered.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.