Patent · US Expired

One piece center sill for a railroad car

US6769366B1 · kind B1 · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 11, 1996
Grant dateAug 3, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49622
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A one-piece center sill for a railroad freight car formed by cold rolling a flat sheet of steel into a rectangular configuration. One of the embodiments includes strengthening flanges and another includes ribs.

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