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Patent No.:

US 6546878 B1

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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);

Attorney:
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.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Smith, David. (2003). Multi-unit railroad freight car for carrying cargo containers (U.S. Patent No. 6546878). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6546878

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