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US3282603A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Vehicular frame and method of construction

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-01-24
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Granted: 1966-11-01
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Expires: 1984-01-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert E Barth

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 07:40
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D25/00; B62D25/20; B62D25/2054; B62D33/00; B62D33/04; B62D53/00; B62D53/04; B62D53/06; B62D53/061; B62D63/00; B62D63/06; B62D63/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 358 words
A VEHICULAR FRAME CONSTRUCTION FOR TOWED VEHICLES WHICH COMPRISES AN UNDER-FRAME CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTAL PARALLEL SPACED MAIN SUPPORT MEMBERS AND A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED CROSS SUPPORT MEMBERS PERFORATED THERETHROUGH, SAID MAIN SUPPORT MEMBERS EXTENDING THROUGH THE PERFORATIONS IN SAID CROSS SUPPORT MEMBERS AND RIGIDLY ATTACHED THERETO, A TOP FRAME WHICH COMPRISES A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED HORIZONTAL FRAMING MEMBERS, AND A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED CROSS FRAMING MEMBERS, SAID CROSS FRAMING MEMBERS EXTENDING THROUGH PERFORATIONS IN SAID HORIZONTAL FRAMING MEMBERS AND RIGIDLY ATTACHED THERETO, A PAIR OF OPPOSED SIDE FRAMES WHICH COMPRISES A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED HORIZONTAL FRAMING MEMBERS AND A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED VERTICAL FRAMING MEMBERS PERPENDICULAR THERETO, SAID VERTICAL MEMBERS EXTENDING THROUGH PERFORATIONS IN SAID HORIZONTAL FRAMING MEMBERS AND RIGIDLY ATTACHED THERETO, A PAIR OF REAR END ABUTTING FRAMES, EACH COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED HORIZONTAL FRAMING MEMBERS AND A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED VERTICAL FRAMING MEMBERS PERPENDICULAR THERETO, SAID VERTICAL MEMBERS EXTENDING THROUGH PERFORATIONS IN SAID HORIZONTAL MEMBERS AND RIGIDLY ATTACHED THERETO, ONE OF SAID PAIR OF FRAMES INCLINING FORWARDLY AT AN ANGLE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 5* TO 10* FROM THE VERTICAL, AND THE OTHER OF SAID PAIR INCLINING FORWARDLY AT AN ANGLE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 8* TO 15* FROM THE VERTICAL, SAID INCLINATION BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF ABUTMENT, A FRONT FRAME COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED HORIZONTAL FRAMING MEMBERS AND A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED VERTICAL FRAMING MEMBERS, SAID VERTICAL MEMBERS EXTENDING THROUGH PERFORATIONS IN SAID HORIZONTAL MEMBERS AND RIGIDLY SECURED THERETO, SAID FRONT FRAME INCLINING OUTWARDLY FROM THE BOTTOM THEREOF AT AN ANGLE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 5* TO 10* FROM THE VERTICAL, AND CORNER SQUARING MEMBERS OF RIGHT ANGLED W CROSS-SECTIONAL CONFIGURATION INTERPOSED AT THE CONJUNCTION OF THE SAID TOP FRAME WITH SAID SIDE AND REAR FRAMES AND AT THE CONJUNCTION OF EACH SAID SIDE AND REAR FRAMES WITH SAID PAIR OF REAR FRAMES AND SAID FRONT FRAME, SAID CORNER SQUARING MEMBER BEING SO ADJUSTED THAT THE SIDES OF THE INTERIOR ANGLE FORM AN EXTENSION OF THE INNER SURFACES OF THE CONJOINING FRAMES AND BEING RIGIDLY SECURED TO THE ENDS OF SAID CONJOINING FRAMES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 358 words
A VEHICULAR FRAME CONSTRUCTION FOR TOWED VEHICLES WHICH COMPRISES AN UNDER-FRAME CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTAL PARALLEL SPACED MAIN SUPPORT MEMBERS AND A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED CROSS SUPPORT MEMBERS PERFORATED THERETHROUGH, SAID MAIN SUPPORT MEMBERS EXTENDING THROUGH THE PERFORATIONS IN SAID CROSS SUPPORT MEMBERS AND RIGIDLY ATTACHED THERETO, A TOP FRAME WHICH COMPRISES A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED HORIZONTAL FRAMING MEMBERS, AND A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED CROSS FRAMING MEMBERS, SAID CROSS FRAMING MEMBERS EXTENDING THROUGH PERFORATIONS IN SAID HORIZONTAL FRAMING MEMBERS AND RIGIDLY ATTACHED THERETO, A PAIR OF OPPOSED SIDE FRAMES WHICH COMPRISES A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED HORIZONTAL FRAMING MEMBERS AND A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED VERTICAL FRAMING MEMBERS PERPENDICULAR THERETO, SAID VERTICAL MEMBERS EXTENDING THROUGH PERFORATIONS IN SAID HORIZONTAL FRAMING MEMBERS AND RIGIDLY ATTACHED THERETO, A PAIR OF REAR END ABUTTING FRAMES, EACH COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED HORIZONTAL FRAMING MEMBERS AND A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED VERTICAL FRAMING MEMBERS PERPENDICULAR THERETO, SAID VERTICAL MEMBERS EXTENDING THROUGH PERFORATIONS IN SAID HORIZONTAL MEMBERS AND RIGIDLY ATTACHED THERETO, ONE OF SAID PAIR OF FRAMES INCLINING FORWARDLY AT AN ANGLE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 5* TO 10* FROM THE VERTICAL, AND THE OTHER OF SAID PAIR INCLINING FORWARDLY AT AN ANGLE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 8* TO 15* FROM THE VERTICAL, SAID INCLINATION BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF ABUTMENT, A FRONT FRAME COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED HORIZONTAL FRAMING MEMBERS AND A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED VERTICAL FRAMING MEMBERS, SAID VERTICAL MEMBERS EXTENDING THROUGH PERFORATIONS IN SAID HORIZONTAL MEMBERS AND RIGIDLY SECURED THERETO, SAID FRONT FRAME INCLINING OUTWARDLY FROM THE BOTTOM THEREOF AT AN ANGLE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 5* TO 10* FROM THE VERTICAL, AND CORNER SQUARING MEMBERS OF RIGHT ANGLED W CROSS-SECTIONAL CONFIGURATION INTERPOSED AT THE CONJUNCTION OF THE SAID TOP FRAME WITH SAID SIDE AND REAR FRAMES AND AT THE CONJUNCTION OF EACH SAID SIDE AND REAR FRAMES WITH SAID PAIR OF REAR FRAMES AND SAID FRONT FRAME, SAID CORNER SQUARING MEMBER BEING SO ADJUSTED THAT THE SIDES OF THE INTERIOR ANGLE FORM AN EXTENSION OF THE INNER SURFACES OF THE CONJOINING FRAMES AND BEING RIGIDLY SECURED TO THE ENDS OF SAID CONJOINING FRAMES.

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