Patent · US Expired

Railway gondola car

US3964399A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 5, 1975
Grant dateJun 22, 1976
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Expiry dateMay 5, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T30/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A railway gondola car includes a depressed floor section with underframe cross members placed below the centersill, with the cross members extending completely across the width of the car. The opposite ends of the gondola car are provided with elevated floors and the car includes a simplified and reinforced construction for minimizing structural damage to the car during operation.

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