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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2008
Alan Reich, Farmington, MI (US);
Mark F. Werner, LaSalle, CA;
Gianfranco Gabbianelli, Troy, MI (US);
Alan Reich, Farmington, MI (US);
Mark F. Werner, LaSalle, CA;
Gianfranco Gabbianelli, Troy, MI (US);
Magna International Inc., Aurora, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A truck box includes front and rear corner brackets and an inner side panel having a first end fixed to the front corner bracket and a second end fixed to the rear corner bracket. A rail longitudinally extends substantially the entire length of the inner side panel and has a first end fixed to the front corner bracket and a second end fixed to the rear corner bracket. The rail has a center portion fixed to the inner side panel. The first and second ends of the rail are transversely offset and spaced apart from the inner side panel.