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US 9,428,224 B2Granted
Drainable section stabilizer sleeve
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsRobert N. Saje, John C. Johnson
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Abstract
A product comprising a drainable section stabilizer sleeve for a vehicle body structure.
Claims22
A product comprising:
- a stabilizer sleeve;
- wherein the stabilizer sleeve includes a body;
- wherein the body includes a close out feature and a hollow portion;
- wherein the body includes at least one lateral hole which abuts the close out feature;
- and wherein the close out feature is a threaded bore which is constructed and arranged to mate with a mechanical fastener.
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A product comprising:
- a stabilizer sleeve;
- wherein the stabilizer sleeve includes a body;
- wherein the body includes an upper portion and a lower portion;
- wherein the upper portion is hollow;
- wherein the lower portion includes a close out feature;
- and
- wherein the stabilizer sleeve is constructed and arranged to be inserted into a cavity of a section of a vehicle 6-bar or a section of a vehicle rocker.
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A product comprising:
- a stabilizer sleeve;
- wherein the stabilizer sleeve includes a body;
- wherein the body includes an upper portion and a lower portion;
- wherein the upper portion is hollow;
- wherein the lower portion includes a close out feature;
- wherein the upper portion of the body includes at least one hole located at a bottom end of the upper portion of the body adjacent the close out feature;
- wherein the stabilizer sleeve is attached to a vehicle body structure, wherein the vehicle body structure includes an upper surface and a lower surface;
- and
- wherein the upper portion of the body of the stabilizer sleeve is welded to the upper surface of the vehicle body structure and the lower portion of the stabilizer sleeve is welded to the lower surface of the vehicle body structure.
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A product comprising:
- a stabilizer sleeve;
- wherein the stabilizer sleeve includes a body;
- wherein the body includes an upper portion and a lower portion;
- wherein the upper portion is hollow;
- wherein the lower portion includes a close out feature;
- wherein the upper portion of the body includes at least one drain hole located at a bottom end of the upper portion of the body adjacent the close out feature;
- wherein the stabilizer sleeve is inserted into a cavity of a section of a front rail;
- and
- wherein the section of the front rail is attached to a cradle via the close out feature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.