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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles E Young, Falling Waters, WV (US);
James J Bartel, Southfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Jerr-Dan Corporation, Greencastle, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296183 ; 296 29 ; 296 376 ; 156 91 ;
Abstract
A body assembly is for attachment to a tow truck chassis. The body assembly includes a left body unit and a right body unit. Each body unit has a structural unit and a plurality of exterior panels attached to the structural unit. The structural unit is preferably formed from flanged aluminum panels that are attached using adhesive disposed on the flanges. The exterior panels are preferably formed from molded composite panels. The exterior panels are removably attached to allow for simplified repair.