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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:
Jan. 26, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward A Bell, Munster, IN (US);
Roger D Sims, Munster, IN (US);
Assignee:
Stanrail Corporation, Hammond, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D / ; B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414340 ; 14 711 ; 105458 ;
Abstract
Bridge plate for moving automobiles between railroad auto-rack cars characterized by an intermediate upright trues and two bracing trusses joined thereto of inverted trapezoidal cross section. A bottom plate joins the bracing trusses, secured by mechanical fasteners, and struts are interposed between the bottom plate and the intermediate truss to transfer a load on the intermediate truss to the bottom plate. The intermediate truss presents a flat top for one set (left or right) of the automobile wheels.