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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:
Dec. 18, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Todd L. Lydic, Johnstown, PA (US);
William E. Kurtz, Johnstown, PA (US);
Assignee:
JAC Patent Company, Johnstown, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 1/500 ; B61D 1/704 ; B61D 1/710 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 1/500 ; B61D 1/704 ; B61D 1/710 ;
Abstract
A railcar includes a pair of car tubs on opposite sides of a center sill. Each car tub includes a cross-section to increase carrying capacity. Each car tub includes a longitudinal semi-circular floor plate formed by a cold-formed process. Additionally, each car plate includes a one-piece composite tub closure at each end thereof.