Patent ID: 8256827

Claim:
A sidewall of a trailer comprising: a side panel; an outer member; a base rail having an upper portion offset from a lower portion, an outer surface of said upper portion of said base rail is generally parallel to and spaced from said inner surface of said outer member, wherein the outer member is coupled to and engaged with (i) the side panel and (ii) the lower portion of the base rail; a channel defined by an outer surface of said upper portion of said base rail and said inner surface of said outer member, said side panel being positioned within said channel; and said lower portion of said base rail is positioned beneath said channel, wherein the outer member includes a first portion engaged with the side panel and a second portion engaged with the lower portion of the base rail, and wherein the first and second portions of the outer member each define respective first and second inner planar surfaces that are generally vertically-aligned with each other.