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US3257145A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Side discharging vehicle body

Assignee: STONE FABRICATORS Inc
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Filing: 1962-09-10
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Granted: 1966-06-21
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Expires: 1982-09-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Charles Z Case
  • 👤 Guthrie B Stone
  • 👤 William F Holmes

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 08:41
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P1/00; B60P1/003

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 414 words
A SIDE DISCHARGE VEHICLE BODY, COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF TRANSVERSE FRAME MEMBERS OF SUBSTANTIALLY TRIANGULAR SHAPE HAVING A BOTTOM TRANSVERSE SUPPORTING BAR, A PAIR OF BOTTOM WALLS BARS SECURED TOGETHER AT ONE END AND HAVING THE OPPOSITE ENDS EXTENDING IN INCLINED RELATION TO EACH OTHER AND ATTACHED TO THE ENDS OF SAID BOTTOM TRANSVERSE SUPPORTING BAR AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID BODY, A PLURALITY OF BOTTOM FLOOR MEMBERS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY BETWEEN OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BODY, EACH FLOOR MEMBER HAVING A FLOOR FORMING SECTIN, SIDE FLANGES EXTENDING LATERALLY IN THE SAME DIRECTION FROM SAID FLOOR FORMING SECTIONS AND MARGINAL STRIPS ON THE FREE EDGES OF SAID SIDE FLANGES IN SPACED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL RELATION TO SAID FLOOR FORMING SECTION, SAID FLOOR MEMBERS HAVING ADJACENT SIDE FLANGES ENGAGING ONE ANOTHER WITH A PLURALITY OF FLOOR MEMBERS MOUNTED IN ADJACENT ENGAGED RELATION ON SAID BOTTOM WALL BARS AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY FROM THE OUTER SIDE EDGES OF SAID BODY AND TRANSVERSE FRAME MEMBERS IN UPWARDLY INCLINED RELATION TO THE CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID BODY, SAID FLOOR MEMBERS TERMINATING IN SPACED RELATION AT THE INNER UPPER ENDS OF SAID BOTTOM WALL BARS, MEANS SECURING THE ADJACENT SIDE FLANGES OF ADJACENT FLOOR MEMBERS TOGETHER IN ASSEMBLED RELATION, MEANS SECURING SAID MARGINAL STRIPS TO SAID BOTTOM WALL BARS, A RIDGE MEMBER EXTENDING BETWEEN OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BODY AND BETWEEN THE SIDES OF ADJACENT SPACED FLOOR MEMBERS HAVING A PAIR OF FLOOR FORMING SECTIONS EXTENDING IN THE SAME ANGULAR RELATION TO EACH OTHER AS THE ANGULAR RELATION BETWEEN SAID BOTTOM WALL BARS OF SAID FRAME AND HAVING SIDE FLANGES EXTENDING LATERALLY FROM THE FLOOR FORMING SECTIONS AND ENGAGING ADJACENT SIDE FLANGES ON ADJACENT FLOOR MEMBERS AND HAVING MARGINAL STRIP PORTIONS ON THE FREE EDGES ENGAGED WITH THE INNER ENDS OF SAID BOTTOM WALL BARS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE CONNECTION THERE BETWEEN MEANS ATTACHING SAID MARGINAL FLANGES OF SAID RIDGE MEMBER TO SAID BOTTOM WALL BARS, END WALLS MOUNTED AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BOTTOM FLOOR MEMBERS, SIDE WALLS CONNECTING THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID END WALLS ALONG OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID BOTTOM FLOOR MEMBERS AND COOPERATING WITH SAID END WALLS IN FORMING A COMPARTMENT ABOVE SAID BOTTOM FLOOR MEMBERS, AND DOORS MOUNTED ON SAID SIDE WALLS FOR CLOSING OPENINGS THEREIN TERMINATING ALONG THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID BOTTOM FLOOR MEMBERS AND MOVABLE TO OPEN POSITIONS FOR ALLOWING DISCHARGE OF MATERIAL IN SAID COMPARTMENT BY SLIDING MOVEMENT DOWN THE INCLINED SURFACES OF SAID FLOOR FORMING SECTIONS OF SAID BOTTOM FLOOR MEMBERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 414 words
A SIDE DISCHARGE VEHICLE BODY, COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF TRANSVERSE FRAME MEMBERS OF SUBSTANTIALLY TRIANGULAR SHAPE HAVING A BOTTOM TRANSVERSE SUPPORTING BAR, A PAIR OF BOTTOM WALLS BARS SECURED TOGETHER AT ONE END AND HAVING THE OPPOSITE ENDS EXTENDING IN INCLINED RELATION TO EACH OTHER AND ATTACHED TO THE ENDS OF SAID BOTTOM TRANSVERSE SUPPORTING BAR AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID BODY, A PLURALITY OF BOTTOM FLOOR MEMBERS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY BETWEEN OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BODY, EACH FLOOR MEMBER HAVING A FLOOR FORMING SECTIN, SIDE FLANGES EXTENDING LATERALLY IN THE SAME DIRECTION FROM SAID FLOOR FORMING SECTIONS AND MARGINAL STRIPS ON THE FREE EDGES OF SAID SIDE FLANGES IN SPACED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL RELATION TO SAID FLOOR FORMING SECTION, SAID FLOOR MEMBERS HAVING ADJACENT SIDE FLANGES ENGAGING ONE ANOTHER WITH A PLURALITY OF FLOOR MEMBERS MOUNTED IN ADJACENT ENGAGED RELATION ON SAID BOTTOM WALL BARS AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY FROM THE OUTER SIDE EDGES OF SAID BODY AND TRANSVERSE FRAME MEMBERS IN UPWARDLY INCLINED RELATION TO THE CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID BODY, SAID FLOOR MEMBERS TERMINATING IN SPACED RELATION AT THE INNER UPPER ENDS OF SAID BOTTOM WALL BARS, MEANS SECURING THE ADJACENT SIDE FLANGES OF ADJACENT FLOOR MEMBERS TOGETHER IN ASSEMBLED RELATION, MEANS SECURING SAID MARGINAL STRIPS TO SAID BOTTOM WALL BARS, A RIDGE MEMBER EXTENDING BETWEEN OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BODY AND BETWEEN THE SIDES OF ADJACENT SPACED FLOOR MEMBERS HAVING A PAIR OF FLOOR FORMING SECTIONS EXTENDING IN THE SAME ANGULAR RELATION TO EACH OTHER AS THE ANGULAR RELATION BETWEEN SAID BOTTOM WALL BARS OF SAID FRAME AND HAVING SIDE FLANGES EXTENDING LATERALLY FROM THE FLOOR FORMING SECTIONS AND ENGAGING ADJACENT SIDE FLANGES ON ADJACENT FLOOR MEMBERS AND HAVING MARGINAL STRIP PORTIONS ON THE FREE EDGES ENGAGED WITH THE INNER ENDS OF SAID BOTTOM WALL BARS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE CONNECTION THERE BETWEEN MEANS ATTACHING SAID MARGINAL FLANGES OF SAID RIDGE MEMBER TO SAID BOTTOM WALL BARS, END WALLS MOUNTED AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BOTTOM FLOOR MEMBERS, SIDE WALLS CONNECTING THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID END WALLS ALONG OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID BOTTOM FLOOR MEMBERS AND COOPERATING WITH SAID END WALLS IN FORMING A COMPARTMENT ABOVE SAID BOTTOM FLOOR MEMBERS, AND DOORS MOUNTED ON SAID SIDE WALLS FOR CLOSING OPENINGS THEREIN TERMINATING ALONG THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID BOTTOM FLOOR MEMBERS AND MOVABLE TO OPEN POSITIONS FOR ALLOWING DISCHARGE OF MATERIAL IN SAID COMPARTMENT BY SLIDING MOVEMENT DOWN THE INCLINED SURFACES OF SAID FLOOR FORMING SECTIONS OF SAID BOTTOM FLOOR MEMBERS.

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Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-06-20 1969-12-20 1970-06-21 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-06-20 1973-12-20 1974-06-21 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-06-20 1977-12-20 1978-06-21 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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