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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2007
Applicant:
Stephen R. Early, Olathe, KS (US);
Inventor:
Stephen R. Early, Olathe, KS (US);
Assignee:
Aero Transportation Products, Inc., Independence, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hopper car having an increased volume. The car has side walls, end walls, a bottom, and first and second sloping surfaces. The bottom lies at least partially in a horizontal plane and includes a plurality of spaced apart openings. The side walls, end walls, and horizontal plane define a volume X. The first and second sloping surfaces are located between adjacent openings and joined to the bottom adjacent the openings. The sloping surfaces extend upwardly from the bottom to present an inverted V enclosing a volume Y. The volume Y is no more than approximately 1 to 5% of the volume X.