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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:
Oct. 08, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gilbert W Brassell, Golden, CO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
105377 ; 296100 ;
Abstract
A lid for gondola cars or the like comprises a rectangular frame approximating in geometry and size the open top of a gondola car and supporting therein a plurality of lightweight panels. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the lightweight panels are made of a polymer foam sandwiched between sheets of light gauge steel. The lid is retained on the gondola car by a plurality of spaced ratchet binders and includes a pair of spaced tripod straps attached thereto, wherein the lid may be conveniently lifted from and replaced on existing gondola cars. The lid has a weight of approximately twelve hundred pounds.