Patent ID: 6220651
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A joint between side panels adapted for use in a sidewall of a trailer body and the like, comprising: a pair of panels, each said panel having opposite sides and opposite ends, each said panel being comprised of an inner skin, an outer skin and a core member between said inner skin and said outer skin, each said panel having an outer surface, a logistics plate member attached to said panels for joining said panels together and for spacing at least a portion of said panel ends apart from each other a predetermined distance, said logistics plate member having a plurality of apertures therethrough for acceptance of an associated member, and a splicing member associated with said outer skins for joining said outer skins together, said splicing member being attached to said outer surface of said panels, said splicing member having a top and a bottom, a top portion proximate to said top of said splicing member being generally flat, a bottom portion proximate to said bottom of said splicing member being generally flat, and an intermediate portion which bulges outwardly between said flat top portion and said flat bottom portion.