US 11,814,015 B2
Truck service body
Bill Cleaves, Liberty, ME (US); Steve Mayo, South China, ME (US); James Rutter, Portland, ME (US); and Jordan Brown, Sidney, ME (US)
Assigned to The Shyft Group, Inc., Charlotte, MI (US)
Filed by The Shyft Group, Inc., Charlotte, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/198,399.
Prior Publication US 2022/0289116 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 9/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 9/02 (2013.01) [B60R 11/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
14. An enclosure assembly for a truck service body, the enclosure assembly comprising:
an enclosure assembly defining a plurality of storage compartments;
a plurality of doors each movable between an open position that provides access to a respective storage compartment of the plurality of storage compartments and a closed position that prevents access to the respective storage compartment;
at least one hidden hinge positioned within one or more storage compartments and coupled with a respective door of the plurality of doors to pivot the respective door between the open position and the closed position;
a plurality of door flanges each surrounding an opening for a respective storage compartment of the plurality of storage compartments, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of door flanges include: (i) a channel dimensioned to receive a mounting portion of the at least one hidden hinge; and (ii) a rim extending from the channel and configured to receive a seal;
wherein at least two hidden hinges are entirely positioned within one of the plurality of storage compartments;
wherein each of the at least two hidden hinges include a planar portion mounted to a door of the plurality of doors and are pivotally attached to one or more mounting portions, wherein the one or more mounting portions include a flat side that abuts the longitudinally-extending channel; and
wherein the one or more mounting portions of each of the at least two hidden hinges and the longitudinally-extending channel are coaxial with each other.