Side bar assembly for vehicles such as pick-up trucks, off-road vehicles and the like
US4943085A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/551
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A side bar assembly for attachment to a chassis of a pick-up truck, off-road vehicle or the like capable of being mounted on such vehicles of a plurality of different sizes and configurations, wherein the side bar assembly is formed of a pair of substantially L-shaped tubular members as half-bar tube sections to collectively form a generally U-shaped side bar to extend laterally from a side of the vehicle. A substantially semi-cylindrical connector sleeve defining a concave tube-gripping recess receives the aligned end portions of the tubular members with the connector sleeve partially encircling and gripping the adjacent portions of the tubular members over more than half the circumferential extent of each, and mounting brackets are provided for bolt securement to the vehicle chassis to receive and support end portions of the side legs therein.
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