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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:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David W. Smith, Moscow, ID (US);
Gregory J. Saxton, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Gunderson, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 1/700 ;
Abstract
A multi-unit railroad freight car and a container-carrying bridge unit for such a car. The bridge unit extends between and is carried on the adjacent body bolsters of both of a pair of drawbar-connected well units designed for carrying stacked cargo containers. The bridge unit includes a center sill, a transverse bolster at each end of the center sill, and container-supporting arms extending from the bolsters and above the body bolsters of the adjacent container well units to support a cargo container.