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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1982
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1980
William H Peterson, Homewood, IL (US);
Pullman Incorporated, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A welded structural frame for a railway car wall is disclosed as including a pair of aligned U-section vertical members welded to opposite sides of a U-section longitudinal member and a reinforcing insert welded between the sides of the longitudinal member in alignment with the vertical members to provide a frame substantially free of welding distortion. A method of making such a frame is also disclosed as including securing longitudinal and vertical members in a fixture, welding the vertical members to opposite sides of the longitudinal member and then welding a reinforcing insert between the sides of the longitudinal member in alignment with the vertical members.