Frame members with tab and slot connections
US8398159B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D61/065
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In one aspect of the present invention, a vehicle frame comprises a plurality of frame members including at least two side plate members interlocked with a bottom plate member and a vertically loaded plate member. The bottom plate member and the vertically loaded plate member are non-parallel. The side plate members support the bottom plate member and the vertically loaded plate member through a plurality of tab and slot connections.
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