Corner closeout member and assembly for pickup truck box
US9162715B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D33/023
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A closeout member is provided which may be disposed within an opening partially defined by a corner member and a rail edge of a side panel adjacent to a tailgate and tail lamp of a pickup truck box. The closeout member may include an outboard side secured to the corner member and shaped to substantially match a curvature of the corner member and a forward side secured at the rail edge such that the closeout member reinforces the curvature of the corner member. The closeout member may also include an inboard edge and an extension member extending at a substantially ninety degree angle downwardly from the inboard edge and may be at least partially secured to the corner member. The side panel and closeout member may be five or six thousand series aluminum.
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