US 7,578,546 B2
Removable chassis skirt
Kevin L. Grady, Fort Wayne, Ind. (US); Matthew D. Friede, Fort Wayne, Ind. (US); Michael C. DePoy, Fort Wayne, Ind. (US); Brad D. Singer, Woodburn, Ind. (US); Harry A. Manges, Fort Wayne, Ind. (US); and Arden L. King, Churubusco, Ind. (US)
Assigned to International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Warrenville, Ill. (US)
Filed on Mar. 20, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/688,299.
Prior Publication US 2008/0231079 A1, Sep. 25, 2008
Int. Cl. B60R 13/04 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 296—191 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A truck body having left and right sides, the truck body comprising:
a vehicle chassis on which the truck body is mounted;
a frame support having a support rod, and support brackets attaching to the support rod;
first and second bracket assemblies spaced apart at opposite ends of the support rod of the frame support, each bracket assembly having a bracket, and an arm connecting the bracket to one of the support brackets of the frame support;
a panel assembly releasably engaging the bracket assemblies and having a panel; and
wherein the panel assembly covers a portion of the vehicle chassis.