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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2001
Luis Lorenzo, Midland, MI (US);
Vikas Gupta, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
David L. Chapman, Lake Orion, MI (US);
David M. Courter, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Dow Global Technologies Inc., Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
A plastic pickup truck box fabricated from a plurality of separately molded sections, wherein each section is molded of a plastic material, and the molded sections are joined together with an adhesive, has advantages over conventional metal pickup truck boxes and plastic pickup truck boxes molded as a single piece. Advantages over metal pickup truck boxes include lighter weight, improved corrosion resistance, and improved impact resistance. Advantages over conventional one-piece plastic pickup truck boxes include lower production costs, lower shipping costs, and improved mechanical properties and durability.