Patent ID: 6935678

Claim:
A reinforced payload container for a vehicle having a maximum gross vehicular weight (GVW), comprising: a panel forming at least one of a floor, a sidewall, and a front wall; a first plurality of ribs attached to the panel, the first plurality of ribs including a first free edge and a first panel edge; and a second plurality of ribs attached to the panel and intersecting with the first plurality of ribs, the second plurality of ribs including a second free edge and a second panel edge, wherein the first plurality of ribs include first rib slots along the first free edge, and the second plurality of ribs include second rib slots along the second panel edge, and wherein the first rib slots and the second rib slots are aligned so that the first rib slots receive the second ribs and the second rib slots receive the first ribs, and wherein the panel and the ribs together are configured to carry the weight of a payload that increases a vehicle weight to the maximum GVW.