Patent · US Expired

Railway car integral hopper structure

US4228742A · kind A · utility

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14References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 29, 1977
Grant dateOct 21, 1980
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Expiry dateDec 29, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB61D7/14
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle hopper construction having longitudinally spaced hopper end slope sheets and hopper cross ridge slope sheets formed prior to assembly in the vehicle hopper so as to provide integral interior hopper corner plates with associated transversely spaced hopper side sheets.

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