US 12,246,786 B2
System and method for reconfiguring a truck body
Zach Minor, Kansas City, MO (US); Hayden Ernst, Kansas City, MO (US); and Kyle Gerber, Kansas City, MO (US)
Assigned to Custom Truck One Source, Inc., Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed by Custom Truck One Source, Inc., Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/150,693.
Prior Publication US 2024/0227959 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 63/02 (2006.01); B62D 63/04 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 63/025 (2013.01) [B62D 63/04 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
14. A reconfigured truck body system, the system comprising:
a cab section;
first and second frame rails each with an upper surface and a vertical span, the first and second frame rails severed proximate the cab section forming respective new first and second distal ends as well as first and second excess frame rail segments;
a support frame attached directly to the new first and second distal ends, wherein the support frame is configured to support an operable unit upon an upper surface of the support frame, the operable unit and support frame comprising a lesser total weight and lower center of gravity than the combined weight of the operable unit and the excess frame rail segments; and
at least one axle mounted to the support frame.