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3.5.3.1 Body exterior. Exterior sheet metal for the ambulance body roof and side panels shall
be not less than 20 gage (0.0359 inch) cold-rolled sheet steel or 0.040 inch thick aluminum. The
patients' compartment portion of the roof assembly shall be a one-piece panel, welded or riveted
to formed metal roof caps at the periphery of the roof. The roof caps, including the sides, rear
and rear corners, shall be rounded. The roof shall be crowned or shall have a slight pitch to
provide drainage. Drip rails shall be provided over the rear doors. Body side paneling shall be of
one piece, down to the rub rail. Body skirting shall be furnished below the rub rail. Circular
wheel cutouts at the rear wheels with integral fenders under the body, extending to the bottom of
the skirting, shall be furnished. The edges of the skirting, cutouts and fenders shall be beaded,
crimped or hemmed. Replaceable rub rails of not less than 16 gage (0.0598 inch) steel shall be
installed. When a second rub rail is provided, it shall be located at the bottom of the skirting.
3.5.3.2 Rear doors. Two side hung rear doors with windows shall be furnished. Each door
shall be constructed of aluminum alloy structural framing, covered inside and out with a
one-piece, not less than 0.125 inch thick, aluminum sheet. The doors shall provide a clear
opening not less than 55 inches in height. The width of the door opening shall be great enough to
allow the loading of Army litters onto seat mounted lower rack skid strips and upper litter rack
mounted skid strips with a straight forward motion, with adequate hand clearance. During such
loading, clearance between litter handles and the door, the door frame, and the body side and end
panels shall be adequate for an attendant's Arctic gloved hand. Both rear doors shall be hinged at
the outer edge with a minimum of three heavy duty hinges; shall open not less than 260 degrees
from closed position; and shall be provided with suitable check arms or heavy duty hooks to
prevent inadvertent closing from the fully opened position. Both rear doors shall be equipped
with cam type vertical upper and lower drawbolts, operable from inside the body. In addition,
the curbside rear door drawbolts shall be operable from the outside of the vehicle (by personnel
standing on the ground) by a handle with a key operated lock. A single inside handle for release
of both streetside door drawbolts shall be located so that an individual standing on the ground can
reach it through the open curbside door. Latch plates at both the top and bottom of the door
opening shall be mounted flush with and caulked into the door frame. Drawbolt mechanisms
shall be enclosed in the doors. A grab handle adequate for closing the door by personnel wearing
Arctic gloves shall be furnished on the inside of each rear door. A1l handles shall be mounted so
that they do not interfere with the rearmost seated patient. The upper section of each rear door
shall include a laminated safety glass window not less than 200 square inches in size.
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