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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2010
Wilfred E. Lewallen, Pine Villiage, IN (US);
Michael L. Thoma, Lafayette, IN (US);
Danny L. Gilbert, Monticello, IN (US);
Wilfred E. Lewallen, Pine Villiage, IN (US);
Michael L. Thoma, Lafayette, IN (US);
Danny L. Gilbert, Monticello, IN (US);
Wabash National, L.P., Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
A logistics panel includes a composite panel that is formed of inner and outer skins and a core member secured therebetween. The composite panel has top and bottom end portions and first and second side end portions. The composite panel further has an aperture set provided therethrough which defines at least one aperture which extends through the inner and outer skins and the core member and between the end portions. Multiple logistics panels can be used to form a sidewall of a trailer by joining the first side end portion of one panel to the second side end portion of an adjacent panel. Top and bottom rails are secured to the top and bottom end portions, respectively, of the panels.