Patent ID: 7784856

Claim:
A body-frame integral automotive vehicle including a cabin, the vehicle comprising: a pair of engine compartment rails; a pair of rocker panel assemblies; a dash panel; a multi-layered composite floor pan (i) defining at least a portion of the cabin, (ii) attached with the engine compartment rails, rocker panel assemblies and dash panel and (iii) configured to absorb or transfer dynamic external loads generated during vehicle impact at speeds from 10 m.p.h, to 40 m.p.h, and imparted to any of the engine compartment rails, rocker panel assemblies and dash panel without separating and while maintaining cabin integrity; and wherein the multi-layered composite floor an includes a fabric layer sandwiched between glass-fiber fabric layers, the fabric layer having a specific gravity less than 1.5 and a tensile strain capability greater than 5%.