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US3574391A
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Vehicle gate hinge construction
Assignee: SCRANTON TRUCK BODY EQUIPMENT
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Filing: 1969-05-26
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Granted: 1971-04-13
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Expires: 1989-05-26
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle gate hinge construction in which a vehicle frame member disposed along the side of the frame is tubular and of rectangular cross section, having at the location where the gate hinge is mounted an open space provided in its upper horizontal wall and an open space provided in its outer vertical wall, the open spaces being contiguous at the juncture of the upper horizontal wall and outer vertical wall, a hinge member having a pintle and a pair of leaf members, the pintle being disposed generally inwardly of the tubular member at the juncture of the upper horizontal wall and outer vertical wall, the first of the leaf members being secured to the upper horizontal wall in said open space therein, and the second of the leaf members being secured to a vehicle gate for swinging of the gate between an upright position and a downward position, the socket for the hinge pintle being disposed in the open space in the outer vertical wall at said juncture between said upper horizontal wall and the outer vertical wall, the second leaf member being offset at a distance from said pintle to extend when disposed uprightly in a plane intermediate the planes of the outer and inward vertical walls of the said frame member.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen D Doboze
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 23:49
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D33/00; B62D33/02; B62D33/023; B62D33/027; B62D33/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
353 words
In a vehicle body having a generally horizontally disposed bed frame and a gate member hingedly connected adjacent the peripheral edge portion of the bed frame, the improvement of a hinged construction comprising the combination of a generally rectangular tube member disposed along said peripheral edge and forming a portion of said bed frame, first and second opposite walls of the tubular member being disposed generally horizontally with said first wall being positioned uppermost, third and fourth opposite walls of the tubular member being generally disposed substantially normal to said first and second walls, said third wall being directed inwardly of the said bed frame and said fourth wall being directed outwardly of the said bed frame, said tubular member at the juncture of said first wall and fourth wall being cut away to define a first open space in said first wall extending inwardly from said juncture and to define a contiguous open space in said fourth wall extending downwardly from said juncture, said third wall extending downwardly from said juncture, said third wall extending longitudinally continuously at the location of said open space to maintain the integrity and the strength of said rectangular tube member against vertically directed stress at said location, a hinge member having a pintle and a pair of leaf members mounted on said pintle in a hinged construction, a first of said leaf members being secured in the said first open space to said first wall, and said pintle being disposed inwardly of said tubular member adjacent said juncture and extending generally parallel to said tubular member, a second of said leaf members being swingable on said pintle in an arc between an upright position extending upwardly from said first wall and a downward position extending downwardly alongside of, and generally parallel to, said fourth wall, the said second leaf member having secured thereto said gate member on the side of the second leaf member directed inwardly of the vehicle body in the said upright position of the second leaf member and diRected outwardly of the vehicle body in the downward position of the second leaf member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
353 words
In a vehicle body having a generally horizontally disposed bed frame and a gate member hingedly connected adjacent the peripheral edge portion of the bed frame, the improvement of a hinged construction comprising the combination of a generally rectangular tube member disposed along said peripheral edge and forming a portion of said bed frame, first and second opposite walls of the tubular member being disposed generally horizontally with said first wall being positioned uppermost, third and fourth opposite walls of the tubular member being generally disposed substantially normal to said first and second walls, said third wall being directed inwardly of the said bed frame and said fourth wall being directed outwardly of the said bed frame, said tubular member at the juncture of said first wall and fourth wall being cut away to define a first open space in said first wall extending inwardly from said juncture and to define a contiguous open space in said fourth wall extending downwardly from said juncture, said third wall extending downwardly from said juncture, said third wall extending longitudinally continuously at the location of said open space to maintain the integrity and the strength of said rectangular tube member against vertically directed stress at said location, a hinge member having a pintle and a pair of leaf members mounted on said pintle in a hinged construction, a first of said leaf members being secured in the said first open space to said first wall, and said pintle being disposed inwardly of said tubular member adjacent said juncture and extending generally parallel to said tubular member, a second of said leaf members being swingable on said pintle in an arc between an upright position extending upwardly from said first wall and a downward position extending downwardly alongside of, and generally parallel to, said fourth wall, the said second leaf member having secured thereto said gate member on the side of the second leaf member directed inwardly of the vehicle body in the said upright position of the second leaf member and diRected outwardly of the vehicle body in the downward position of the second leaf member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The combination claimed in claim 1, and in which said first leaf member is disposed in said first open space to position the upper surface of the first leaf member substantially in the plane of the upper surface of said first wall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
The combination as claimed in claim 1, and in which said second leaf member in the region of said pintle is offset from the said pintle to provide that the second leaf member in said upright position extends upwardly from said first wall at a location intermediate of, and substantially parallel to, the planes of said third and fourth walls.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
117 words
The combination as claimed in claim 1 and including a floor plate having a peripheral edge portion positioned an, and supported by, said first wall of the tubular member and said first leaf member, and including said gate member secured to said second leaf member, and including said gate member secured to said second leaf member, the said gate member being spaced along said second leaf member relative to said pintle to provide a space for said peripheral edge portion of the bed plate between the bottom surface of the gate member when disposed in said upright position of the second leaf member and the upper surface of said first wall and of said first leaf member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
341 words
In a vehicle body having a bed frame and a gate member hingedly connected to the bed frame adjacent a peripheral edge portion of the bed frame, comprising the combination of a frame member of said bed frame disposed along said peripheral edge portion, said frame member having a generally disposed top wall and two generally parallel sidewalls integral with, and depending downwardly from the opposite edges of said top wall, a first of said sidewalls facing inwardly of the bed frame and the second of said sidewalls facing outwardly of the bedframe, said top wall being cut away between said first and second sidewalls at a location along said frame member to define a first open space, said second sidewall being cut away in the region adjoining the juncture of the top wall and second sidewall to define a second open space contiguous with said first open space, a hinge member having a first leaf member, a second leaf member, and a pintle providing a pivot connection between the said leaf members, said leaf members having axially aligned socket portions accommodating said pintler, said first leaf member being disposed generally horizontally and secured to said top wall of frame member, said socket portions of the leaf members being disposed adjacent the juncture of said top wall and said second sidewall and substantially filling said second open space, said second sidewall extending along the frame member below said second open space to retain maximum strength of the frame member in the region of said second open space, the socket portion of said first leaf member being secured to said frame member, the said second leaf member being hingedly swingable on said pintle in an arc between an upright position substantially normal to said frame member and a downward position next adjacent, and generally parallel to, the said second sidewall, said second hinge member, the said second leaf member being adapted to have a gate member secured thereto to be swung therewith in said arc between the said upright and downward positions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
341 words
In a vehicle body having a bed frame and a gate member hingedly connected to the bed frame adjacent a peripheral edge portion of the bed frame, comprising the combination of a frame member of said bed frame disposed along said peripheral edge portion, said frame member having a generally disposed top wall and two generally parallel sidewalls integral with, and depending downwardly from the opposite edges of said top wall, a first of said sidewalls facing inwardly of the bed frame and the second of said sidewalls facing outwardly of the bedframe, said top wall being cut away between said first and second sidewalls at a location along said frame member to define a first open space, said second sidewall being cut away in the region adjoining the juncture of the top wall and second sidewall to define a second open space contiguous with said first open space, a hinge member having a first leaf member, a second leaf member, and a pintle providing a pivot connection between the said leaf members, said leaf members having axially aligned socket portions accommodating said pintler, said first leaf member being disposed generally horizontally and secured to said top wall of frame member, said socket portions of the leaf members being disposed adjacent the juncture of said top wall and said second sidewall and substantially filling said second open space, said second sidewall extending along the frame member below said second open space to retain maximum strength of the frame member in the region of said second open space, the socket portion of said first leaf member being secured to said frame member, the said second leaf member being hingedly swingable on said pintle in an arc between an upright position substantially normal to said frame member and a downward position next adjacent, and generally parallel to, the said second sidewall, said second hinge member, the said second leaf member being adapted to have a gate member secured thereto to be swung therewith in said arc between the said upright and downward positions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
70 words
The combination as claimed in claim 5 and in which said second leaf member has a gate-securing portion disposed in a plane offset from a parallel plane passing through the axis of said pintle and disposed to extend upwardly from the top wall in a plane intermediate of, and parallel to, the planes of said sidewalls of the frame member upon said first hinge member being in said upright position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
70 words
The combination as claimed in claim 6 and including a said gate member secured to said gate-securing portion of the second leaf member on the side thereof directed inwardly of said bed frame, the bottom edge of the gate member iN the upright position thereof being spaced from the upper surface of said top wall of the frame member to accommodate a bed plate therebetween supported on the frame member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The combination as claimed in claim 5 and in which said first hinge member substantially fills said first open space and has its upper surface disposed substantially flush with the upper surface of said top wall.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
66 words
The combination as claimed in claim 8, and in which the aligned bores of said socket portions of the hinge member are disposed adjacent the juncture of said top wall and said second sidewall, and the axis of said pintle is disposed inwardly of the angle included between the planes coinciding with the outer surfaces of the top wall and second sidewall of the frame member.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
The combination as claimed in claim 8, and in which said first leaf member is welded to said top wall and the socket portion of the first leaf member is welded to said second sidewall of the frame member.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
GB947537A
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US3263370A
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-04-12 | 1974-10-12 | 1975-04-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-04-12 | 1978-10-12 | 1979-04-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-04-12 | 1982-10-12 | 1983-04-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |