CPC B62D 21/11 (2013.01) [B62D 21/09 (2013.01); B62D 27/04 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A body tie-down for a chassis comprising:
a mounting plate configured to fixedly couple with a body frame member with a first plurality of fasteners, each of the first plurality of fasteners comprising a bolt and a collar that are swaged together;
a spring assembly comprising a compression spring and an intermediate fastener that extends through the compression spring, the intermediate fastener that extends through the compression spring extending in a direction perpendicular with the first plurality of fasteners;
a rigid member configured to couple with the mounting plate through the spring assembly to provide a semi-resilient joint between the rigid member and the mounting plate, the rigid member configured to fixedly couple with a frame of the chassis through a second plurality of fasteners, the second plurality of fasteners parallel with the first plurality of fasteners; and
a retainer plate configured to selectively couple and decouple the mounting plate with the rigid member;
wherein the spring assembly is configured to bias the body frame member into direct engagement with the chassis.
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