Patent ID: 7210727

Claim:
A roof bow adapted to support a roof skin of a trailer and be affixed to spaced apart top rails of the trailer, the roof bow comprising: a) an elongated channel having a general extent and, when viewed in cross section transverse to the general extent of the channel, including a substantially flat central portion and extending end portions defining substantially planar support surfaces offset vertically from the central portion, the substantially planar support surfaces for supporting the trailer roof skin; b) a pair of end pieces affixed to opposite ends of the elongated channel, each end piece including a substantially flat flange and an angled arm extending away from the flange, the angled arm for affixing to a respective one of the trailer top rails; and c) for each of the pair of end pieces, a plurality of clinch joints affix the flange to the central portion of the channel and an area of contact between the end piece and the channel is limited to the flange and the central portion of the channel.