US3308738A
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Ventilating rib panels
Assignee: Fruehauf Corp
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Filing: 1964-12-28
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Granted: 1967-03-14
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Expires: 1984-12-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Fred G Heimann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 06:22
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P3/00; B60P3/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A PANEL LINER ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN LINING THE EXTERIOR OF A VENTILATED VEHICLE HAVING A CARGO DISPOSED THEREIN FOR TRANSPORTATION AND AN OUTER SKIN ENCLOSING SAID CARGO, SAID LINER ASSEMBLY COMPRISING; A PLURALITY OF EXTRUDED PANELS HAVING AN OUTER BACKING WALL AND MEANS INTEGRAL THEREWITH FORMING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL AIR DUCTS ON A SURFACE OF SAID BACKING WALL FOR DIRECTING A COOLING FLUID BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND CEILING OF THE VEHICLE, SAID DUCT FORMING MEANS HAVING A PAIR OF CONVERGING SIDE MEMBERS AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID SIDE MEMBERS FORMING A GENERALLY TRAPEZOIDAL DUCT, SAID DUCT FORMING MEANS INCLUDING AN OPEN SPACE DISPOSED THEREBETWEEN AND BEING DISPOSED GENERALLY VERTICALLY AND INWARDLY OF THE OUTER SKIN AND COACTING WITH THE CARGO TO FORM DUCTS FOR DIRECTING COOLING FLUID BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND CEILING OF THE VEHICLE, MEANS FORMED ON SAID PANELS FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID PANELS, ONE WITH THE OTHER, AND FASTENER MEANS CONNECTING SAID INTERCONNECTING MEANS OF ADJACENT PANELS INCLUDING MEANS SUPPORTING SAID PLURALITY OF PANELS RELATIVE TO THE OUTER SKIN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A PANEL LINER ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN LINING THE EXTERIOR OF A VENTILATED VEHICLE HAVING A CARGO DISPOSED THEREIN FOR TRANSPORTATION AND AN OUTER SKIN ENCLOSING SAID CARGO, SAID LINER ASSEMBLY COMPRISING; A PLURALITY OF EXTRUDED PANELS HAVING AN OUTER BACKING WALL AND MEANS INTEGRAL THEREWITH FORMING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL AIR DUCTS ON A SURFACE OF SAID BACKING WALL FOR DIRECTING A COOLING FLUID BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND CEILING OF THE VEHICLE, SAID DUCT FORMING MEANS HAVING A PAIR OF CONVERGING SIDE MEMBERS AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID SIDE MEMBERS FORMING A GENERALLY TRAPEZOIDAL DUCT, SAID DUCT FORMING MEANS INCLUDING AN OPEN SPACE DISPOSED THEREBETWEEN AND BEING DISPOSED GENERALLY VERTICALLY AND INWARDLY OF THE OUTER SKIN AND COACTING WITH THE CARGO TO FORM DUCTS FOR DIRECTING COOLING FLUID BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND CEILING OF THE VEHICLE, MEANS FORMED ON SAID PANELS FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID PANELS, ONE WITH THE OTHER, AND FASTENER MEANS CONNECTING SAID INTERCONNECTING MEANS OF ADJACENT PANELS INCLUDING MEANS SUPPORTING SAID PLURALITY OF PANELS RELATIVE TO THE OUTER SKIN.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3206946A
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