US3309759A
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Method of reconstructing a frame
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-05-19
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Granted: 1967-03-21
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Expires: 1986-05-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph C Vittone
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:59
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D21/00; B62D21/18; B62D21/183; B62D21/10; B62D49/00; B62D49/06; B62D49/0664; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49616; Y10T29/49622; Y10T29/49716
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
214 words
THE METHOD OF RECONSTRUCTING A STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE SEDAN VEHICLE FRAME TO ONE FOR SERVICE IN AN OFF-THE-ROAD CLASS OF VEHICLE, SAID STANDARD FRAME BEING OF THE TYPE HAVING A HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED, LONGITUDINAL SHEET METAL TUNNEL PROVIDED AT ITS FORWARD END PORTION WITH A FRONT CROSS MEMBER EXTENDING LATERALLY IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS THEREFROM, WITH A FORK AT ITS REARWARD END, A FRAME END PLATE PROJECTING LATERALLY FROM THE FURCATIONS OF THE FORK, AND FLOOR PLATES JOINED TO AND EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID FRONT CROSS MEMBER AND SAID FRAME END PLATE, WITH INNER EDGES OF SAID FLOOR PLATES JOINED TO THE BOTTOM OF SAID TUNNEL, AND OUTER LONGITUDINAL EDGES THEREOF FORMED TO INCLUDE RAISED REINFORCING BOX SECTIONS, THAT COMPRISES: CUTTING AWAY AND DISCHARGING REARWARD PORTIONS OF SAID FLOOR PLATES, INCLUDING MAKING CUTS EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM THE OUTER LONGITUDINAL EDGES THEREOF TO SAID TUNNEL, AND ALONG SAID TUNNEL FORWARDLY OF SAID FORK FOR A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST SUBSTANTIALLY A FOOT; SEVERING SAID TUNNEL AT TWO TRANSVERSE PLANES SUBSTANTIALLY A FOOT APART WITHIN THE REGION ALONG WHICH SAID FLOOR PLATES ARE CUT AWAY, AND REMOVING A CORRESPONDING SECTION OF SAID TUNNEL; WELDING TOGETHER THE REMAINING CUT ENDS OF THE TUNNEL; AND RECONSTRUCTING THE FLOOR PLATES TO COVER OVER AREAS OPENED UP BY THE CUTTING AWAY OF PORTIONS THEREOF.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
214 words
THE METHOD OF RECONSTRUCTING A STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE SEDAN VEHICLE FRAME TO ONE FOR SERVICE IN AN OFF-THE-ROAD CLASS OF VEHICLE, SAID STANDARD FRAME BEING OF THE TYPE HAVING A HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED, LONGITUDINAL SHEET METAL TUNNEL PROVIDED AT ITS FORWARD END PORTION WITH A FRONT CROSS MEMBER EXTENDING LATERALLY IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS THEREFROM, WITH A FORK AT ITS REARWARD END, A FRAME END PLATE PROJECTING LATERALLY FROM THE FURCATIONS OF THE FORK, AND FLOOR PLATES JOINED TO AND EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID FRONT CROSS MEMBER AND SAID FRAME END PLATE, WITH INNER EDGES OF SAID FLOOR PLATES JOINED TO THE BOTTOM OF SAID TUNNEL, AND OUTER LONGITUDINAL EDGES THEREOF FORMED TO INCLUDE RAISED REINFORCING BOX SECTIONS, THAT COMPRISES: CUTTING AWAY AND DISCHARGING REARWARD PORTIONS OF SAID FLOOR PLATES, INCLUDING MAKING CUTS EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM THE OUTER LONGITUDINAL EDGES THEREOF TO SAID TUNNEL, AND ALONG SAID TUNNEL FORWARDLY OF SAID FORK FOR A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST SUBSTANTIALLY A FOOT; SEVERING SAID TUNNEL AT TWO TRANSVERSE PLANES SUBSTANTIALLY A FOOT APART WITHIN THE REGION ALONG WHICH SAID FLOOR PLATES ARE CUT AWAY, AND REMOVING A CORRESPONDING SECTION OF SAID TUNNEL; WELDING TOGETHER THE REMAINING CUT ENDS OF THE TUNNEL; AND RECONSTRUCTING THE FLOOR PLATES TO COVER OVER AREAS OPENED UP BY THE CUTTING AWAY OF PORTIONS THEREOF.
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