Side bar assembly for vehicles such as pick-up trucks, off-road vehicles and the like
US4935638A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/53
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A side bar assembly for attachment to a chassis of different sizes of pick-up trucks, the side bar assembly including a pair of substantially L-shaped tubular members forming half-bar tube sections to collectively form a generally U-shaped side bar to extend laterally from a side of the vehicle, and a cylindrical connector sleeve having a central bore corresponding substantially to the outer diameter of the tube legs to receive the latter therein in alignment with each other with the connector sleeve encircling the adjacent portions of the tube legs over more than half the circumferential extent of each and a pair of mounting brackets to receive end portions of the side bar legs therein. The connector sleeve also includes a thickened portion defining an upwardly facing flat step surface at the top of the sleeve.
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