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Truck box with external storage structural frame

US7722111B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. · CA

Inventors

Alan Reich · Farmington, US
Mark F. Werner · LaSalle, CA
Gianfranco Gabbianelli · Birmingham, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 25, 2008
Grant date	May 25, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 1, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D33/02
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A truck box includes front and rear corner brackets and an inner side panel having a first end fixed to the front corner bracket and a second end fixed to the rear corner bracket. A rail longitudinally extends substantially the entire length of the inner side panel and has a first end fixed to the front corner bracket and a second end fixed to the rear corner bracket. The rail has a center portion fixed to the inner side panel. The first and second ends of the rail are transversely offset and spaced apart from the inner side panel.

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