Trailer with fiberglass reinforced plastic side panels and method of making the same
US5562981A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/252
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A trailer structure includes a floor and at least one side wall connected to and extending upwardly therefrom. Each side wall is lightweight and includes two sheets, each of which is made of a fiberglass reinforced plastic material with hollow glass or ceramic beads intermixed therewith along a surface of the sheet to form a bead-rich surface. The sheets are bonded together along the bead-rich surfaces. Each of the sheets taper along its outer surface from the bottom end to the top end of the wall.
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