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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2005
Jim Zimmerman, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Frank Mcnulty, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Tad Machrowicz, Ortonville, MI (US);
Edward Engler, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jim Zimmerman, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Frank McNulty, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Tad Machrowicz, Ortonville, MI (US);
Edward Engler, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Pullman Industries, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A frame system for a motor vehicle includes a plurality of frame members each having a connector socket defined therein. The system further includes a connector having an outer profile configured to engage the sockets of two of the frame members so as to connect them in a fixed angular relationship. The connectors are composite bodies including a core member and an exterior body which covers at least a portion of the core member and defines a portion of the outer profile of the connector. Also disclosed are frames which employ the system and methods for manufacturing the frames.