Motor truck body structure and mounting means therefor

• US 3,232,368 A
• Filed: 10/14/1963
• Issued: 02/01/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: John T. Sullivan
• Original Assignee: John T. Sullivan
• Inventors: Sullivan, John T.
• Application Number:
  US04/315,791
• Time in Patent Office: 841 Days
• US Class Current: 180/68.3
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 3/06 Filtering B60H3/0078 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 25/105 for motor cars
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 55/28 Carburetor attached

Claims

1. A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A CHASSIS FRAME AND AN ENGINE SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME CONTIGUOUS TO THE FORWARD END THEREOF, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING, AN AIR CLEANER ADJACENT THE ENGINE AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED THERETO;

AN ENCLOSURE FOR SAID ENGINE AND AIR CLEANER INCLUDING A HOOD STRUCTURE PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED ON SAID FRAME FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT ABOUT A LATERALLY EXTENIDNG, HORIZONTAL AXIS BETWEEN A NORMAL, LOWERED POSITION WHEREIN IT OVERLIES SAID ENGINE AND AIR CLEANER AND A FORWARDLY TILTED, RAISED POSITION WHEREIN SAID ENGINE AND AIR CLEANER ARE EXPOSED, SAID STRUCTURE INCLUDING A PANEL HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY INVERTED U-SHAPED CONFIGURATION, AND A REINFORCING RIB SECURED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID INVERTED U-SHAPED PANEL, SAID RIB HAVING A GENERALLY LATERALLY EXTENDING MID-SECTION