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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2020
Fontaine Modification Company, Charlotte, NC (US);
Dan R. Jaynes, Charlotte, NC (US);
Fontaine Modification Company, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A frame extension for a vehicle having a pair of frame rails and a connecting cross member includes a vertical main plate having an inner face attached to an outer face of a frame rail; a vertical forward plate parallel to the vertical main plate and offset from the vertical main plate such that when the frame extension is installed, the vertical forward plate is located outwardly of the vertical main plate; a horizontal main flange abutting an outer face of the vertical main plate and abutting an outer face of the vertical forward plate; and a vertical spacer member connecting the outer face of the vertical main plate to an inner face of the vertical forward plate. The inner face of the vertical main plate is attached to the cross member. The vertical spacer member is approximately aligned with or forward of a front face of the cross member.