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Patent No.:

US 10023243 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 03, 2016

Shuttle/transit bus with low floor

Applicant:

Arboc Specialty Vehicles, Llc, Middlebury, IN (US);

Inventors:

Barry Roy Hines, Goshen, IN (US);

Kelvin Tetzloff, White Pigeon, MI (US);

Donald Wayne Roberts, Franklin, NC (US);

Assignee:

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles LLC, Middlebury, IN (US);

Attorneys:

Matthew J. Marguardt

Dickinsons Wright PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Joseph D Pape

Assistant Examiner:

Dana D Ivey

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 3/06 (2006.01); B62D 65/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 31/02 (2006.01); B62D 21/02 (2006.01); B62D 21/12 (2006.01); B62D 27/06 (2006.01); B62D 65/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/20 (2013.01); B62D 21/02 (2013.01); B62D 21/12 (2013.01); B62D 27/065 (2013.01); B62D 31/02 (2013.01); B62D 65/02 (2013.01); A61G 3/061 (2013.01);
Abstract

A cutaway bus is provided with a monocoque body attached to an OEM cab frame having the chassis removed. The bus body includes a horizontal frame to which panels are attached to define a continuous, non-stepped floor for the passenger area of the bus. The floor resides at a lower level than the OEM cab frame. The bus entryway is sloped and includes a deployable ramp for wheelchair ingress and egress.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Hines, Barry. (2018). Shuttle/transit bus with low floor (U.S. Patent No. 10023243). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10023243

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