Patent ID: 9371027
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: B60P,B62D

Claim Text:
1. A load carrying body for a vehicle, the load carrying body including a curved metal plate floor and a floor attachment system that attaches the floor to opposite sides of the body so that the floor is suspended between the sides, the floor attachment system including a plurality of tensile members, each of which is coupled at one end to one of the sides of the body of the vehicle and at the other end to a side edge of the floor, with each tensile member having a coupling element that is retained within a recess in the edge of the floor, with the tensile members being at least the principal means for transferring forces from the floor to the remainder of the body, with the coupling element being a formation that is received in and retained within the recess in the edge of the floor, with the coupling element including top and bottom flanges that locate the element in relation to top and bottom surfaces of the floor and retain the element in the recess, and with the coupling element and the recess being formed to allow swivelling movement of the coupling element in the recess in two mutually perpendicular directions to accommodate variations in alignment of the floor and the body.