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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 1976
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1974
Lowell L Malo, St. Peters, MO (US);
ACF Industries, Incorporated, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A box car end is provided having an offset portion. A box car flat end liner is affixed to the end on the side opposite the offset portion. The assembled liner and end are placed in engagement with an end sill having a horizontal portion extending inwardly toward the car and a vertical extension at the end thereof. The offset portion is integrally affixed to the end sill vertical extension, preferably with mechanical fasteners. A floor support is integrally affixed to the horizontal portion of the end sill. The floor support has a horizontal portion supporting a portion of the car floor and an upper vertical portion providing an unobstructed end area on the inside of the car. The upper vertical portion of the floor support may be integrally affixed, preferably by welding to either the end and/or the flat end liner, preferably above the offset portion.