US 12,337,904 B2
Vehicle underbelly structure
Anandh Raj Marimuthu, Elkhart, IN (US); Joshua A. Parks, Bristol, IN (US); and Jeremy R. Delcamp, Bristol, IN (US)
Assigned to Ameri-Kart Corp., Akron, OH (US)
Filed by Ameri-Kart Corp., Akron, OH (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/647,484.
Application 18/647,484 is a continuation of application No. 18/084,927, filed on Dec. 20, 2022, granted, now 11,993,315.
Application 18/084,927 is a continuation of application No. 17/066,011, filed on Oct. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,541,945, issued on Jan. 3, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/940,956, filed on Nov. 27, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0294212 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B60J 11/00 (2006.01); B60R 13/08 (2006.01); B62D 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/2072 (2013.01) [B60J 11/00 (2013.01); B60R 13/0861 (2013.01); B62D 35/002 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for use with a vehicle chassis frame including first and second side beams spaced apart across the frame, the apparatus comprising:
a panel having a first edge portion, a second edge portion, and a length that is predetermined for the panel to reach between the first side beam and the second side beam;
wherein the panel further comprises a longitudinal rib having a first end adjacent to and inboard of the first edge portion and a second end adjacent to and inboard of the second edge portion.