Patent · US Expired

Railway freight car

US4864938A · kind A · utility

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11References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 29, 1987
Grant dateSep 12, 1989
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB61G5/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A railway car comprises a center sill with a crossbearer, webs and end bolsters extending across thereof. A light side stiffener interconnects the projecting ends of said webs and spans between the bolster and the crossbearer. A shear plate covers a trapezoidal end frame extending from the bolster. The frame includes inclined braces buttressing a pair of cantilevered brackets projecting toward and horizontally overlapping similar brackets of the adjacent car.

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