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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2016
Trinity North American Freight Car, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Kenneth W. Huck, Fairview, TX (US);
Victor M. Mankarious, Euless, TX (US);
Jerry W. Vande Sande, Dallas, TX (US);
Caglar Ozerdim, Dallas, TX (US);
Christopher C. Harkey, Dallas, TX (US);
Hiten Y. Mehta, Frisco, TX (US);
Kyle R. Coston, Forney, TX (US);
TRINITY NORTH AMERICAN FREIGHT CAR, INC., Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A system includes a railcar, a first deck, and a second deck. The second deck is positioned within the railcar above the first deck. The second deck includes a first portion, a second portion coupled to a first end of the first portion, and a third portion coupled to a second end of the first portion opposite the first end. The second and third portions can move towards a center of the first portion such that the first portion is positioned above or beneath the second and third portions.