US 12,221,072 B2
Method of fabricating a backpack truck box
Tyler Moore, Mentor, OH (US); and Joe Mossbarger, Mentor, OH (US)
Assigned to BUYERS PRODUCTS COMPANY, Mentor, OH (US)
Filed by Buyers Products Company, Mentor, OH (US)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/332,257.
Prior Publication US 2025/0010803 A1, Jan. 9, 2025
Int. Cl. B23K 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 9/06 (2006.01); B62D 33/04 (2006.01); B23K 101/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 9/065 (2013.01) [B62D 33/044 (2013.01); B23K 2101/04 (2018.08)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of fabricating a backpack truck box, comprising:
forming first and second patterned members from sheet material, wherein each of the patterned members comprises a plurality of edges defining a first panel and a second panel each with at least a pair of opposing tabs formed contiguously on opposing edges of each of the first and second panels;
performing at least one bending operation upon each of the at least a pair of opposing tabs to form first and second side portions extending at a predetermined angle from each of the first and second panels; and
welding together the side portions of the first panel to respective corresponding side portions of the second panel to produce a welded backpack truck box housing.