Tub/center sill attachment for gondola car
US5253593A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 1992 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61D7/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An attachment for attaching the ends of concave floor panels of a gondola car to the center sill by a plate extending through the vertical cover plate of the floor panels and being affixed to the floor panels and to the center sill. The plate includes a curved contour adjacent the concave floor panels and is affixed by lock bolts to both the floor panels and to the center sill. Angle members affix the vertical cover plates to the ends of the concave floor panels.
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