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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2017
Applicant:
National Steel Car Limited, Hamilton, CA;
Inventors:
Max Vanderby, Hamilton, CA;
Kenneth Wayne Black, Hamilton, CA;
Assignee:
NATIONAL STEEL CAR LIMITED, Hamilton, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 5/00 (2006.01); B61H 13/02 (2006.01); B61D 17/10 (2006.01); B60T 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61H 13/02 (2013.01); B60T 7/10 (2013.01); B61D 5/00 (2013.01); B61D 17/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A railroad tank car may have external fittings, such as brake fittings. A low mount brake fitting is located in a recess formed in the end sill of the car or in the side sill of the car between the main bolster and the end sill. Where an end sill installation is used, the end sill may be asymmetric, with the recess being formed to one side of the center sill. Alternatively, the end sill may be offset longitudinally away from the striker, and a spacer inserted.