Multiple handle configuration for truck body

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the multiple handle configuration on the left side panels of a truck body illustrating the new design incorporating horizontally disposed handles on all of the side panels;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the handle configuration on the left side panels shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the handle configuration on the right side panels of the truck body; and,

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a horizontally disposed handle on a single longitudinal panel on the right hand side of the truck body.

The broken line portions of the drawings are meant to illustrate environmental structure for which the present invention is intended and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D342930 January 4, 1994 Lewellen et al.
D352697 November 22, 1994 Johnson
D373989 September 24, 1996 Dickinson
D388756 January 6, 1998 Perlman et al.
Other references
  • Reading Body Works, Inc., Steel and Aluminum Service Bodies Brochure, pp. 1-7, 1991, Reading, Pennsylvania. Reading Body Works, Inc., Steel and Aluminum Service Bodies for Compact and Midsize Trucks Brochure, all pages, 1987, Reading, Pennsylvania. Stahl, Grand Challenger.TM. Service Bodies Brochure, all pages, 1993, Wooster, Ohio. Fibre Body Industries, Inc., Service Bodies Brochure, all pages, date unknown, Swea City, Iowa. Northwest Bodies, Inc., Fiberglas Utility Bodies and Toppers Brochure, pp. 1-4, date unknown, Manson, Iowa. Morrison, Spec 10 Service Boxes Brochure, p. 1, date and place of publication unknown.
Patent History
Patent number: D410609
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 10, 1997
Date of Patent: Jun 8, 1999
Inventor: Randall C. Hansen (Columbia, SC)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Law Firm: Dority & Manning, P.A.
Application Number: 0/77,169
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Exterior Panel Or Door (D12/196)
International Classification: 1216;