Patent ID: 11904587
Assignee: STI HOLDINGS, INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A method of manufacturing a cargo body panel manufactured as a complete jointless sidewall for a cargo body, the method comprising:
laying an exterior side of an exterior skin down on a platen such that an interior side of the exterior skin faces upward;
laying an exterior side of a core onto the interior side of the exterior skin, the core having a maximum thickness throughout a majority thereof, the core further provided with an interior side having a plurality of recesses having a reduced-thickness compared to the maximum core thickness;
laying an exterior side of an interior skin onto the interior side of the core; and
performing a molding step in which the exterior and interior skins are bonded to the exterior and interior sides of the core, respectively,
wherein the interior skin is provided in a single, continuous piece spanning the interior side of the core.