Tubular vehicle exterior accessory extrusion

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9637178
APP PUB NO 20170106918A1
SERIAL NO

14887230

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A hollow tubular shape is extruded from aluminum and used as a basic building block for one or more different truck accessories, such as a side step, grill guard and headache rack. The outside of the hollow tubular shape provides flat surfaces and angled edges over most of its periphery, including a major wall and several side walls. An attachment wall opposite the major wall includes attachment slides that enable the extrusion to be attached in numerous configurations, including to attachment brackets. The interior of the extruded hollow tubular shape includes openings to receive end caps.

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CURT MANUFACTURING LLC6208 HIGHWAY 12 EAU CLAIRE WI 54701

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Diller, Joel D Eau Claire, US 15 64
Fehr, Robert G Colfax, US 18 176
Parzyck, Wolfe C Colfax, US 8 56

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