Self-supporting box structure for utility vehicles particularly fire-fighting vehicles

Patent 5785372 Issued on July 28, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date:

January 6, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Abstract Claims Description Full Text

Patent References

1908457

2812973

3572815

Parcel van seating Patent #: 5076639
Issued on: 12/31/1991
Inventor: Jewett, et al.

Inventors

Assignee

Rosenbauer International Aktiengesellschaft

Application

No. 727592 filed on 01/06/1997

US Classes:

296/24.45With outer wall access

Examiners

Primary: Avila, Stephen

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Ratner & Prestia

Foreign Patent References

394832 AT. 12/18/1991
0125234 EP. 11/18/1984
0541485 EP. 05/18/1993
2332926 FR. 06/18/1977
2043794 DE. 04/18/1971
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International Class

B60P 003/05

Foreign Application Priority Data

1994-04-13 AT

Abstract

The invention describes a self-supporting box structure (3) for utility vehicles (1) particularly firefighting vehicles, for accommodating life-saving and/or firefighting devices and if necessary extinguishing substances and/or pumps for extinguishing substances, in a plurality of equipment boxes or compartments (27, 28) accessible from the outside through various door arrangements (34). The self-supporting box structure (3) has a horizontal support panel (12), which is formed in a plane perpendicular to a vehicle longitudinal axis (11) with a substantially U- or hat-like profiled cross-section. On this horizontal support panel (12) in the direction of the vehicle longitudinal axis (11) and at a spacing (13 to 15) from one another and perpendicular thereto there are arranged at least three transverse support elements (16 to 18), which project in the direction of a support surface (19) by a length (20) of the arms (21) of the U-shaped profiled cross-section of the horizontal support panel (12). The transverse support elements (16 to 18) and the horizontal support panel (12) are formed by at least one panel-shaped component.