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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
William E Kurtz, Johnstown, PA (US);
Kerry L Sauter, Sidman, PA (US);
Assignee:
Johnstown America Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1054061 ; 105355 ; 105409 ; 105410 ; 105411 ; 105422 ;
Abstract
An attachment for attaching the ends of concave floor panels of a gondola car to the center sill by a plate extending through the vertical cover plate of the floor panels and being affixed to the floor panels and to the center sill. The plate includes a curved contour adjacent the concave floor panels and is affixed by lock bolts to both the floor panels and to the center sill. Angle members affix the vertical cover plates to the ends of the concave floor panels.