Top rail construction for a truck body

• US 3,208,790 A
• Filed: 05/29/1963
• Issued: 09/28/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: PayHauler Corp. (Terex Corporation)
• Original Assignee: E A. Domes
• Inventors: Domes, E A.
• Application Number:
  US04/284,034
• Time in Patent Office: 853 Days
• US Class Current: 296/183.1
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 33/023 Sideboard or tailgate structures vehicle side panels in general B62D25/02

Claims

1. A TOP RAIL CONSTRUCTION FOR A DUMP BODY HAVING SIDE PLATES COMPRISING:

A RAIL MEMBER OF UNITARY CONSTRUCTION HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY SEMI-CYLINDRICAL PORTION, A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING PORTION AND ANANGELED PORTION, SAID SEMI-CYLINDRICAL PORTION SECURED TO AN EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID SIDE PLATE OF THE BODY, SAID DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING PORTION LOCATED BENEATH SAID SEMI-CYLINDRICAL PORTION AND BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO AND SPACED FROM SAID SIDE OF THE BODY AND SAID ANGLED PORTION LOCATED BENEATH SAID DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING PORTION AND ANGLING INWARDLY INTO CONTACT WITH SAID SIDE PLATE OF THE BODY AT LESS THAN A RIGHT ANGLE AND SECURED THERETO WHEREBY SAID RAIL MEMBER PRESENTS AN INCLINED EXTERIOR UNDERSURFACE TO PREVENT HOOKING DURING LOADING OPERATION.