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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Wabash National, L.p., Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrie Scott Bauer, Oxford, IN (US);
Michael L. Thoma, Lafayette, IN (US);
Scott A. Storz, Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Wabash National, L.P., Lafayette, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/00 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 33/04 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01); B62D 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/046 (2013.01); B62D 25/2054 (2013.01); B62D 29/005 (2013.01); B62D 29/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle is disclosed having a composite cargo body. A floor of the cargo body is constructed of a first composite material. A roof, a right sidewall, a left sidewall, and a nose of the cargo body are constructed of a second composite material different from the first composite material. Various components of the composite cargo body are bonded together with an adhesive. Mechanical fasteners also may be used to join other components of composite cargo body.