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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2011
Roger Dalske, Florissant, MO (US);
Spencer Ashie-winns, St. Charles, MO (US);
Gerald Ohmes, Wentzville, MO (US);
Ike Portscheller, Wildwood, MO (US);
Domela Silverio, St. Peters, MO (US);
Roger Dalske, Florissant, MO (US);
Joseph R. Silverio, St. Peters, MO (US);
Spencer Ashie-Winns, St. Charles, MO (US);
Gerald Ohmes, Wentzville, MO (US);
Ike Portscheller, Wildwood, MO (US);
American Railcar Industries, Inc., St. Charles, MO (US);
Abstract
A railway hopper car is provided. The railway hopper car includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion includes first and second sidewalls, and first and second end walls. The lower portion includes at least two cargo wells and a longitudinal boundary extending between the cargo wells. The upper and lower portions define an interior volume of the hopper car. The railway hopper car further includes a roof panel and a first support assembly. The roof panel includes an access opening extending longitudinally over at least a portion of the cargo wells. The first support assembly is coupled to an inner surface of the first sidewall, and extends between a top edge and a bottom edge of the first sidewall. The first support assembly is positioned proximate to the longitudinal boundary, and is configured to only partially extend into the interior volume of the hopper car.