Patent ID: 6089639
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B60P,B60R,B62D

Abstract:
A utility body for mounting to a frame of a vehicle comprising:a metallic support frame for securing to the vehicle frame;a metallic bed deck mounted on the support frame;a first plastic side wall cabinet mounted to the support frame on a first side of the bed deck;a second plastic side wall cabinet mounted to the support frame on a second side of the bed deck, the first and second side wall cabinets each include a storage compartment, each side wall cabinet having a front portion, a mid-portion and a rear portion extending along a longitudinal direction, the front and the rear portions of the side wall cabinets being slidably secured in the longitudinal direction to the support frame, thereby allowing movement of the side wall cabinets in the longitudinal direction relative to the support frame due to expansion and contraction of the plastic side wall cabinets; andfront and rear plates securing respective front and rear portions of the first and second side wall cabinets together without being secured to the support frame and the bed deck, said front and rear plates being moveable relative to the support frame and bed deck to allow for expansion and contraction of the side wall cabinets.