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US3186755A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Knockdown vehicle body

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-08-13
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Granted: 1965-06-01
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Expires: 1983-08-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 David H Ward

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 15:39
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D31/00; B62D31/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 239 words
IN A VEHICLE BODY FOR BUSES AND THE LIKE, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A ROOF PANEL, A FLOOR PANEL, A PAIR OF SIDE PANELS DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID ROOF AND FLOOR PANELS, CONNECTOR MEANS CONNECTING SAID ROOF PANEL TO SAID SIDE PANELS AND INCLUDING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PARTS, SAID FIRST PART HAVING SPACED VERTICAL STRIPS AND A HORIZONTAL STRIP THEREBETWEEN, ONE OF SAID VERTICAL STRIPS DEFINING INTERIOR TRIM FOR SAID VEHICLE BODY, SAID SECOND PART HAVING HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STRIPS AND A CURVED STRIP THERETWEEN, SAID CURVED STRIP DEFINING INTERIOR MOLDING FOR THE VEHICLE BODY, SAID THIRD PART HAVING UPPER AND LOWER ATTACHING STRIPS AND AN INTERMEDIATE STRIP THEREBETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE STRIP BEING CURVED TO DEFINE A RAIN DRIP MOLDING FOR THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE BODY, SAID UPPER ATTACHING STRIP AND THE OTHER OF SAID VERTICAL STRIPS BEING SECURED TO SAID ROOF PANEL, SAID LOWER ATTACHING STRIP AND THE VERTICAL STRIP OF SAID SECOND PART BEING SECURED TO AN ADJACENT SIDE PANEL, MEANS FASTENING TOGETHER THE HORIZONTAL STRIPS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PARTS, EACH OF SAID SIDE PANELS INCLUDING AN UPPER WINDOW FRAME PORTION AND A LOWER BODY PORTION, SAID LOWER BODY PORTION HAVING EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR STRIPS EXTENDING ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVING A COMBINED EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR STRIP INTEGRALLY FORMED AS A SINGLE STRIP AND BEING CONNECTED TO SAID STRIPS, AND MEANS FASTENING SAID COMBINED EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR STRIP TO SAID FLOOR PANEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 239 words
IN A VEHICLE BODY FOR BUSES AND THE LIKE, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A ROOF PANEL, A FLOOR PANEL, A PAIR OF SIDE PANELS DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID ROOF AND FLOOR PANELS, CONNECTOR MEANS CONNECTING SAID ROOF PANEL TO SAID SIDE PANELS AND INCLUDING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PARTS, SAID FIRST PART HAVING SPACED VERTICAL STRIPS AND A HORIZONTAL STRIP THEREBETWEEN, ONE OF SAID VERTICAL STRIPS DEFINING INTERIOR TRIM FOR SAID VEHICLE BODY, SAID SECOND PART HAVING HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STRIPS AND A CURVED STRIP THERETWEEN, SAID CURVED STRIP DEFINING INTERIOR MOLDING FOR THE VEHICLE BODY, SAID THIRD PART HAVING UPPER AND LOWER ATTACHING STRIPS AND AN INTERMEDIATE STRIP THEREBETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE STRIP BEING CURVED TO DEFINE A RAIN DRIP MOLDING FOR THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE BODY, SAID UPPER ATTACHING STRIP AND THE OTHER OF SAID VERTICAL STRIPS BEING SECURED TO SAID ROOF PANEL, SAID LOWER ATTACHING STRIP AND THE VERTICAL STRIP OF SAID SECOND PART BEING SECURED TO AN ADJACENT SIDE PANEL, MEANS FASTENING TOGETHER THE HORIZONTAL STRIPS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PARTS, EACH OF SAID SIDE PANELS INCLUDING AN UPPER WINDOW FRAME PORTION AND A LOWER BODY PORTION, SAID LOWER BODY PORTION HAVING EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR STRIPS EXTENDING ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVING A COMBINED EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR STRIP INTEGRALLY FORMED AS A SINGLE STRIP AND BEING CONNECTED TO SAID STRIPS, AND MEANS FASTENING SAID COMBINED EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR STRIP TO SAID FLOOR PANEL.

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