JOINING A RAIL MEMBER TO A COMPOSITE TRAILER STRUCTURE
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Abstract
A cargo vehicle configured to support cargo includes a frame assembly with at least one rail member defining a portion of an outer perimeter of the trailer. The cargo vehicle also includes a composite member adjacent to the frame assembly and a mounting member removably coupled to the at least one rail member and permanently coupled to the composite member.
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Citations
40 Claims
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21. A cargo vehicle comprising:
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a composite floor assembly configured to support cargo, the composite floor assembly comprising a front end, a rear end, a left side, a right side, a longitudinal axis extending between the left and right sides from the front end to the rear end, and a plurality of composite support beams extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the plurality of composite support beams being spaced apart to define a plurality of recessed areas between adjacent composite support beams; a rail extending along the left side or the right side of the composite floor assembly; a first mounting plate permanently coupled to a front surface of one of the composite support beams; a second mounting plate permanently coupled to a rear surface of one of the composite support beams; a third mounting plate positioned against the rail and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis and perpendicular to the first and second mounting plates; and at least one mechanical fastener coupling the third mounting plate to the rail, at least a portion of the at least one mechanical fastener located in one of the recessed areas of the composite floor assembly. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A cargo vehicle comprising:
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a composite floor assembly configured to support cargo, the composite floor assembly comprising a front end, a rear end, a left side, a right side, a longitudinal axis extending between the left and right sides from the front end to the rear end, a forward composite support beam extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, a rearward composite support beam extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; and
a recessed area between the forward and rearward composite support beams;a rail extending along the left side or the right side of the composite floor assembly; a first mounting plate permanently coupled to the forward composite support beam; a second mounting plate permanently coupled to the rearward composite support beam; a third mounting plate positioned against the rail and extending through the recessed area between the first and second mounting plates; and at least one mechanical fastener coupling the third mounting plate to the rail. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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38. A cargo vehicle comprising:
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a composite floor assembly configured to support cargo, the composite floor assembly comprising a front end, a rear end, a left side, a right side, a longitudinal axis extending between the left and right sides from the front end to the rear end, and composite support beam extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the composite support beam having a front surface that faces a front recessed area and a rear surface that faces a rear recessed area; a rail extending along the left side or the right side of the composite floor assembly; a first mounting plate permanently coupled to the front surface of the composite support beam; a second mounting plate permanently coupled to the rear surface of the composite support beam; a third mounting plate positioned against the rail and extending forwardly from the first mounting plate through the front recessed area; a fourth mounting plate positioned against the rail and extending rearwardly from the second mounting plate through the rear recessed area; at least one front mechanical fastener coupling the third mounting plate to the rail; and at least one rear mechanical fastener coupling the fourth mounting plate to the rail. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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Specification