Patents by Inventor Marlin W. Hacker

Marlin W. Hacker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20020033619
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a modular structure for a cargo area body of a motor vehicle, having an interlocking coupling for attaching side wall members to a substructure of the vehicle. The interlocking coupling comprises a cross-member having a rail mounting portion. The rail mounting portion interlockingly engages a side rail having a rail attachment portion. When the rail mounting portion engages the attachment portion, the side rail will move relative to the cross-member from an unlocked position to a locked position, thereby eliminating the need for external fasteners to attach the side rail to the cross-member. In a preferred embodiment, the rail mounting portion is an end clip and the attachment portion has a retaining channel that releasably retains a portion of the end clip when the side rail is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Applicant: Morgan Corporation
    Inventors: William Hurst, Marlin W. Hacker
  • Patent number: 4403804
    Abstract: A truck or trailer body construction is disclosed in which the front portion is shaped to reduce dynamic drag, which has a maximum interior capacity, and in which the front corners, which are particularly subject to damage, can be readily replaced. Provisions are also made for diagonally mounted lights and for relief of air pressure at the upper part of the front corners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1983
    Assignee: Morgan Trailer Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: Elton Mountz, Paul Whiteman, Roy C. Higginson, Marlin W. Hacker