Patent ID: 8419110
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sidewall construction arrangement for a trailer, said arrangement comprising: a plurality of upstanding composite panels, each said panel including two opposing flanges, the flanges being disposed on opposing lateral edges of the panel, adjacent said flanges of two adjacent said panels partially overlapping each other; and a plurality of vertically oriented posts, each said post being formed of sheet metal and including a body interconnecting two lateral margins, a first said margin being attached to a respective first of said flanges of said two partially overlapping panels, said first margin being unattached to a second of said flanges of said two partially overlapping panels, a second said margin of said post being attached to each of said first and second flanges of said two partially overlapping panels, said body including a single layer of said sheet metal, the sheet metal being doubled or tripled over in the margins.