Dropside pickup

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1980-08-07

1982-05-11

Bertsch, Richard A.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Convertible box

296183, B60P 900

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043289886

ABSTRACT:
A bed for a pickup truck having side gates in the sidewalls thereof and a tailgate in the rear wall thereof having exterior contours identical to the exterior contours of the wall within which the gates are located, to provide increased accessibility to the interior of the bed and an aesthetically appealing design. The gates are supported to provide strength to resist against loads disposed in the bed that may be forced against the gate by having support members secured thereto on the inboard side of the gate along with the gate having a strength contour along its inboard side. The bed also has a low profile yet having support for heavy loads by having the floor joists separated, having inboard joists secured to the chassis of the vehicle and outboard joists secured to the bed below the floor of the bed.

REFERENCES:
patent: Re23848 (1954-07-01), Gerhardt
patent: 2145926 (1939-02-01), Gooder
patent: 2772913 (1956-12-01), Holan et al.
patent: 3068038 (1962-12-01), Douglass, Jr.
patent: 3103380 (1963-09-01), Berger et al.
Photograph of Azuzu truck (prior to 1979).
Perfection Combination Bodies Series 100, 200 and 300 (prior to 1979).

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