Patent · US Expired

Railway car

US5392717A · kind A · utility

46Cited by
11References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 12, 1993
Grant dateFeb 28, 1995
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB61D17/005
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An improved automobile transport railway car that is constructed from noncorroding materials adjacent to load carrying areas and that is enclosed by doors on both ends of the car. In the case of the articulated cars, a bellows assembly encloses and spans the ends of adjacent units. The car may be provided with two or more decks and has walls and a roof preferably constructed from nested, pultruded sections that are light in weight and are non-corrodible.

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