Truck bed and method of manufacture

Details Truck bed and method of manufacture Truck bed and method of manufacture

1996-06-10

1998-03-24

Mitchell, David M.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Body shell

52797, 296182, B62D 2520

Patent

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057304866

ABSTRACT:
An improved vehicle bed assembly with a floor pan having strengthening ribs extending longitudinally throughout the entire length of the floor pan so as to terminate at front and rear edges thereof. The rear edge of the floor pan has a downwardly extending rear flange to reinforce the rear edge. A rear cross rail supports the floor pan along the rear edge thereof directly adjacent the rear flange. The rear cross rail has rib projections which from below nest into and are fixedly secured to the ribs of the floor pan. The rear cross rail reinforces the rear part of the floor pan by increasing the thickness of metal at the rear part, i.e. the thickness at the rear part equals the combined thicknesses of the floor pan and rear cross rail, which increase thickness exists at the corner-like rear edge of the bed.

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