Truck body

- Reading Body Works, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a truck body showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D382834
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 25, 1996
Date of Patent: Aug 26, 1997
Assignee: Reading Body Works, Inc. (Shillington, PA)
Inventors: Dan Perlman (Auburn, PA), Richard Gordon (Shillington, PA), Jack O'Donnell (Lancaster, PA), William Rahn (Reading, PA), Lynn Gordon (Shillington, PA), Jim DeTemple (Shillington, PA)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorneys: William H. Murray, Robert E. Rosenthal
Application Number: 0/56,178
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cargo Compartment Open At Top (D12/98)
International Classification: 1208;