Patent ID: 7114762

Claim:
A sidewall for a trailer having a front end and a rear end comprising: a bottom rail which extends generally from the front end of the trailer to the rear end of the trailer; at least one panel comprised of an inner skin, an outer skin and a core member between said inner skin and said outer skin, said at least one panel having an upper portion, a lower portion and a bottom end, said at least one panel being supported at said bottom end thereof; and a baserail having an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portion of said baserail being secured to said bottom rail and said upper portion of said baserail being secured to said lower portion of said at least one panel such that said baserail vertically separates said at least one panel from said bottom rail and such that said baserail is positioned generally vertically between said at least one panel and said bottom rail, said upper portion of said baserail further being secured to said lower portion of said at least one panel such that an outer surface of said baserail at said upper portion thereof contacts said inner skin of said at least one panel at said lower portion thereof and such that an inner surface of said baserail at said upper portion thereof forms part of a boundary of an interior of the trailer.