Multi-unit railroad freight car for carrying cargo containers
US6546878B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61D3/187
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A multi-unit railroad freight car and a container-carrying bridge unit for such a car. The bridge unit extends between and is carried on the adjacent body bolsters of both of a pair of drawbar-connected well units designed for carrying stacked cargo containers. The bridge unit includes a center sill, a transverse bolster at each end of the center sill, and container-supporting arms extending from the bolsters and above the body bolsters of the adjacent container well units to support a cargo container.
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