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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2004
Applicant:
James A. Gray, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventor:
James A. Gray, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
ASF-Keystone, Inc., Granite City, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A transition member for use in a railway freight car is provided. The transition member provides connection between the dissimilar cross sections of the underbody and draft sill of the railway freight car and the center sill of the railway freight car. The transition member is usually a unitary cast steel structure and is of a generally rectangular or square cross section.