Methods for modifying truck cabs and doors
AssigneeFontaine Modification Company
InventorsJerry R. Prosser, Jeffrey P. Hurey
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Abstract
A method is provided for modifying a cab assembly of a Class 5 or higher truck. The cab assembly includes a cab. The cab has an original cab height from a cab bottom end to a cab top end thereof. The cab includes a bottom region, a window region located above the bottom region, a roof region located above the window region, and a window defined in the window region. The method includes: cutting the cab through the window region to divide the cab into a top section and a bottom section; and thereafter joining the top section or a replacement top section to the bottom section to form a modified cab, wherein the modified cab has a modified height from the cab bottom end to the cab top end that is less than the original cab height.
Claims19
A method of modifying a cab assembly of a Class 5 or higher truck, the cab assembly including a cab, the cab having an original cab height from a cab bottom end to a cab top end thereof, the cab including a bottom region, a window region located above the bottom region, a roof region located above the window region, and a window defined in the window region, the method comprising:
- cutting the cab through the window region to divide the cab into a top section and a bottom section;
- thereafter
- joining the top section or a replacement top section to the bottom section to form a modified cab, wherein the modified cab has a modified height from the cab bottom end to the cab top end that is less than the original cab height;
- and
- modifying a door of the cab assembly, the door having an original door height from a door bottom end to a door top end thereof, the door including a door bottom region, a door window region located above the door bottom region, a door top region located above the door window region, and a door window defined in the window region, wherein modifying the door includes:
- cutting the door through the door window region to divide the door into a door top section and a door bottom section;
- and thereafter
- joining a replacement door member, which is not the door top section, to the door bottom section to form a modified door, wherein the modified door has a modified door height from the door bottom end to the door top end that is less than the original door height.
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