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Truck service body

US11814015B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 11, 2021
Grant dateNov 14, 2023
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R11/06
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A truck body with an enclosure assembly that has a plurality of storage compartments with doors each movable between an open position that provides access to respective storage compartments and a closed position that prevents access to that storage compartment. The enclosure assembly includes at least one hidden hinge coupled with at least a portion of the doors to pivot the door between the open/closed positions. There are door flanges surrounding the openings of the storage compartments that, in some embodiments, include: (i) a longitudinally-extending channel dimensioned to receive a mounting portion of the at least one hidden hinge; and (ii) a rim configured to receive a seal.

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