Patent ID: 7011358

Claim:
A sidewall assembly for a transporting vehicle comprising at least one outer flat side sheet having an inner surface extending along a longitudinal axis, a plurality of vertical side posts being affixed to said at least one outer side sheet in spaced relationship along said inner surface, said side posts having a flat inner wall lying in spaced relationship to said inner surface of said at least one side sheet, said side posts further having a pair of bent edge sections lying on opposite vertical sides of said flat inner wall, said bent edge segments projecting from said flat inner wall toward said at least one said side sheet and, said bent edge sections having an edge terminating in spaced relationship to said inner surface a plurality of liners respectively extending between adjacent side posts, said liners having a flat central portion forming a generally flat interior face, said liners having vertical side portions extending on opposite vertical sides of said central portion respectively for interconnecting with said bent edge sections of said side posts and said vertical side portions respectively extending beyond said edge to cover at least a portion of said bent edge sections, and said flat inner wall of said side post forms an inner face substantially lying in the same vertical plane as said flat interior face of said liner.