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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wade J. Walterscheid, Rosston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Paccar INC, Bellevue, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 1/902 ; A47C 1/786 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 1/902 ; A47C 1/786 ;
Abstract
A bunk front (,) is disclosed for use with a bunk (,) in a vehicle such as a tractor. The bunk front (,) is formed of an extrusion (,) with a first portion (,) and a second portion (,). The first portion (,) has an upper section (,) and a lower section (,) forming an opening therebetween (,). The first portion (,) is secured on the front end of the bunk (,) by a series of teeth (,) on the first and second sections (,), the wedging of the sections and, preferably an adhesive as well. The second portion (,) forms a step (,) which can be either covered by or exposed by a covering (,) depending on whether the bunk front (,) is to be utilized as a step or not.