Patent ID: 6345858
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A wide body for an off the highway truck having a cab and a side rearview mirror viewable from the cab and movable between a position within the width of wide body and a position beyond the width of the wide body; the wide body comprising a maximized width, a canopy extending over the cab, the canopy having a width generally equal to the width of the wide body and a movable mirror guard having a stationary portion rigidly fastened to the canopy within the width of the wide body and a movable portion movably attached to the stationary portion, the movable portion being movable between a position within the width of the wide body and a position beyond the width of the wide body and over the side rearview mirror when the side rearview mirror is positioned beyond the width of the wide dump body; the movable mirror guard and the side rearview mirror cooperating to allow the wide dump body to fit within a space slightly wider than the wide dump body when being positioned within the width of the wide body and cooperating to prevent a material spilling over the side of the wide body during filling operation from breaking the mirror and putting the truck out of service when being positioned beyond the width of the wide body.