Nicholas L Rini

US Patent:

7350818, Apr 1, 2008

Filed:

Oct 27, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/975691

Inventors:

Nicholas Michael Rini - Duncan SC, US
Mark Waitman Pitsenbarger - Moore SC, US

Assignee:

Freightliner LLC - Portland OR

International Classification:

B62D 21/02

US Classification:

280781, 280800

Abstract:

The vehicle frame rail in one form has front, middle and rear portions which are seamlessly joined together to form a unitary one-piece monolithic frame rail. The frame rail may be straight with an upper surface of an upper flange of the frame rail being planar. At the transition regions of this form of frame rail form, the lower flange converges toward the upper flange at a transition between the front and middle portion and diverges from the upper flange at a transition from the middle portion to the rear portion. The upper flange of the frame rail may converge toward the lower flange along a rearmost section of the frame rail.

US Patent:

20050217908, Oct 6, 2005

Filed:

May 7, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/840923

Inventors:

Nicholas Rini - Duncan SC, US
Mark Pitsenbarger - Moore SC, US

International Classification:

B60K011/00

US Classification:

180068100

Abstract:

An elongated air intake plenum is disclosed together with mounting structure for supporting the plenum at the side of a vehicle chassis such as from the frame rail of a chassis for a motor home or recreational vehicle. The plenum and mounting structure is desirably positioned rearwardly of a rear axle of the chassis.