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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1976
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1975
Erling Mowatt-Larssen, Warren, OH (US);
Thomas S Lapikas, Sharon, PA (US);
General American Transportation Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An intermodal tank container for use interchangeably in railroad, highway, marine and terminal modes, including a tank for containing lading and having means for loading lading thereinto and means for unloading lading therefrom, two spaced-apart end frames mounted respectively on the opposite ends of the tank, each end frame including a rigid framework surrounding an area greater than that of the adjacent end of the tank, and a tank support ring surrounding and rigidly secured to the adjacent end of the tank and rigidly secured to the framework for transmitting forces therebetween, the tank comprising the only connection between the end frames and having all parts thereof contained within an envelope defined by the peripheries of the end frames.