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US3188131A
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Vehicle body structure
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1962-10-18
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Granted: 1965-06-08
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Expires: 1982-10-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Attwood William Spencer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 05:16
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D33/00; B62D33/04; B62D33/046
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
IN A VEHICLE BODY, A WALL STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PAIR OF PANELS EACH HAVING AT LEAST ONE CORRUGATION FORMED ADJACENT AND EXTENDING PARALLEL IN SPACED RELATION TO ONE EDGE THEREOF, SAID EDGE ADJACENT CORRUGATIONS BEING INTERNESTED TO OVERLAP THE EDGE ADJACENT PORTIONS OF THE PANELS, THE OVERLAPPING EDGE PORTION OF ONE OF THE PANELS FORMING A FLANGE EXTENDING FROM THE ADJACENT CORRUGATION THEREIN AND ENGAGEABLE WITH A CORRUGATION ADJACENT PORTION OF THE OTHER PANEL, THE OVERLAPPING EDGE PORTION OF THE OTHER PANEL HAVING A FIRST FLANGE PORTION ENGAGEABLE WITH A CORRUGATION ADJACENT PORTION OF SAID ONE PANEL AND HAVING A SECOND FLANGE PORTION EXTENDING LATERALLY THEREFROM, AND MEANS SECURING THE INTERNESTED CORRUGATIONS AND FLANGED EDGE PORTIONS OF THE PANELS TOGETHER TO FORM A WALL JOINT THEREBETWEEN AND SAID SECOND FLANGE PORTION FORMING A JOINT REINFORCING RIB EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF THE WALL JOINT FORMED BETWEEN SAID PANELS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
IN A VEHICLE BODY, A WALL STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PAIR OF PANELS EACH HAVING AT LEAST ONE CORRUGATION FORMED ADJACENT AND EXTENDING PARALLEL IN SPACED RELATION TO ONE EDGE THEREOF, SAID EDGE ADJACENT CORRUGATIONS BEING INTERNESTED TO OVERLAP THE EDGE ADJACENT PORTIONS OF THE PANELS, THE OVERLAPPING EDGE PORTION OF ONE OF THE PANELS FORMING A FLANGE EXTENDING FROM THE ADJACENT CORRUGATION THEREIN AND ENGAGEABLE WITH A CORRUGATION ADJACENT PORTION OF THE OTHER PANEL, THE OVERLAPPING EDGE PORTION OF THE OTHER PANEL HAVING A FIRST FLANGE PORTION ENGAGEABLE WITH A CORRUGATION ADJACENT PORTION OF SAID ONE PANEL AND HAVING A SECOND FLANGE PORTION EXTENDING LATERALLY THEREFROM, AND MEANS SECURING THE INTERNESTED CORRUGATIONS AND FLANGED EDGE PORTIONS OF THE PANELS TOGETHER TO FORM A WALL JOINT THEREBETWEEN AND SAID SECOND FLANGE PORTION FORMING A JOINT REINFORCING RIB EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF THE WALL JOINT FORMED BETWEEN SAID PANELS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-06-07 | 1968-12-07 | 1969-06-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-06-07 | 1972-12-07 | 1973-06-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-06-07 | 1976-12-07 | 1977-06-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |