Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-27
2007-03-27
Pedder, Dennis H. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
C296S039200, C072S335000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11164800
ABSTRACT:
A bodyside for an automotive vehicle includes a folded structure having a generally horizontal floor portion and a generally vertical side portion which is unitary with the floor portion. A wheelhouse structure, which is indexed with a wheelhouse cutout of an outer panel applied to the bodyside, is formed integrally with the floor portion and the side portion by a folding process. End portions of the wheelhouse structure are closed either by closure panels or storage compartments.
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DeVries Jim E.
Geck Paul E.
Sohmshetty Raj
Subramanian Saravanan
Artz & Artz P.C.
Bejin Gigette M.
Chenevert Paul
Ford Global Technologies LLC
Pedder Dennis H.
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