Frame system for motor vehicle
AssigneePullman Industries, Inc.
InventorsJim Zimmerman, Frank McNulty, Tad Machrowicz, Edward Engler
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Abstract
A frame system for a motor vehicle includes a plurality of frame members each having a connector socket defined therein. The system further includes a connector having an outer profile configured to engage the sockets of two of the frame members so as to connect them in a fixed angular relationship. The connectors are composite bodies including a core member and an exterior body which covers at least a portion of the core member and defines a portion of the outer profile of the connector. Also disclosed are frames which employ the system and methods for manufacturing the frames.
Claims18
A frame system for a motor vehicle, said frame system comprising:
- a plurality of frame members, each frame member having a connector socket defined therein;
- a connector having an outer profile defining a first shape configured to engage the sockets of two of said plurality of frame members so as to connect said frame members in a fixed angular relationship, said connector being a composite body comprising:
- a core member, which has an outer profile defining a second shape;
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- an exterior body which covers at least a portion of said outer profile of said core member and defines at least a portion of the outer profile of said connector, wherein said first shape defined by said outer profile of said connector and said second shape defined by said outer profile of said core member are different shapes.
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