IP Library › Granted Patent US 12709214
Granted Patent B2
US 12709214 · App. 18/243,730 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Flush mounted slide rail assembly

Inventors: Travis S. McCloud (Malabar, FL); Jian Feng Tong (Dallas, TX)
Assignee: Wabash National, L.P.
B60P7/0815
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12709214
App. No.
18/243,730
Filed
Sep 8, 2023
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3612
USPC
410/104
Abstract

A cargo body, which may be found on a cargo vehicle, is provided. The cargo body includes a floor assembly that includes a first side and a second side. The cargo body further includes a slide rail assembly. The slide rail assembly includes one or more slide rails. The one or more slide rails are removably coupled to the floor assembly.

Claims (30)

1 . A cargo body, comprising:

a floor assembly comprising a first side and a second side; and

a slide rail assembly, the slide rail assembly comprising one or more slide rails, the one or more slide rails being removably coupled to the second side of the floor assembly such that the one or more slide rails and the second side of the floor assembly are in direct contact when coupled to each other.

2 . The cargo body of claim 1 , wherein the floor assembly is a composite floor assembly.

3 . The cargo body of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the slide rail assembly is flush with the second side of the floor assembly.

4 . The cargo body of claim 1 , wherein the one or more slide rails are removably coupled to the floor assembly via one or more brackets.

5 . The cargo body of claim 1 , wherein the floor assembly comprises a plurality of transverse beams.

6 . The cargo body of claim 5 , wherein the one or more slide rails are oriented generally orthogonal to the plurality of transverse beams.

7 . The cargo body of claim 1 , wherein one or more channels are coupled to the floor assembly on the second side, and the one or more channels are disposed between the first side and at least a portion of the second side.

8 . The cargo body of claim 1 , wherein the slide rail assembly includes one or more channels, wherein the one or more channels are coupled flush to the second side of the floor assembly, and wherein the one or more slide rails are coupled to the one or more channels.

9 . The cargo body of claim 7 , wherein the cargo body further comprises a first wall and a second wall, the first and second walls extending generally orthogonal to the first side and the second side of the floor assembly, the one or more channels being fastened into the first wall and the second wall.

10 . A cargo body, comprising:

a floor assembly comprising a first side and a second side, the second side defining a bottom extent; and

a slide rail assembly, the slide rail assembly comprising one or more slide rails, and at least a portion of the slide rail assembly being flush with the second side of the floor assembly such that the portion of the slide rail assembly is generally at the same vertical height as the bottom extent of the second side.

11 . The cargo body of claim 10 , wherein the floor assembly is a composite floor assembly, and wherein a plurality of connectors are embedded in the composite floor assembly.

12 . The cargo body of claim 11 , further comprising one or more channels, wherein the one or more channels are coupled to the composite floor assembly, via the plurality of connectors.

13 . The cargo body of claim 10 , wherein the one or more slides rails are removably coupled to the floor assembly.

14 . The cargo body of claim 10 , wherein the floor assembly comprises a plurality of transverse beams, and wherein the one or more slide rails are oriented generally orthogonal to the plurality of transverse beams.

15 . The cargo body of claim 10 , further comprising one or more channels, a first wall, and a second wall, wherein the first and second walls extend orthogonal to the first side and the second side of the floor assembly, and wherein the one or more channels are fastened into the first wall and the second wall.

16 . A cargo body, comprising:

a floor assembly comprising a first side and a second side;

one or more channels being directly coupled to the floor assembly, on the second side;

a first wall; and

a second wall, the first and second walls extending orthogonal to the first side and the second side of the floor assembly, the one or more channels being fastened into the first wall and the second wall.

17 . The cargo body of claim 16 , wherein the cargo body further comprises a slide rail assembly, the slide rail assembly comprising one or more slide rails.

18 . The cargo body of claim 17 , wherein the one or more slide rails are in contact with the second side of the floor assembly.

19 . The cargo body of claim 17 , wherein the one or more slide rails are removably coupled to the second side of the floor assembly.

20 . The cargo body of claim 17 , wherein the one or more channels are coupled flush to the second side of the floor assembly, and wherein the one or more slide rails are coupled to the one or more channels.

21 . The cargo body of claim 7 , wherein the one or more slide rails are removably coupled to the floor assembly via one or more brackets, and the one or more brackets are positioned within the one or more channels.

22 . The cargo body of claim 10 , wherein an upper extent of the side rail assembly is in direct contact with the bottom extent of the second side of the floor assembly.