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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
May. 16, 2013
Jerry W. Vande Sande, Dallas, TX (US);
Jerry W. Vande Sande, Dallas, TX (US);
Trinity Industries, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for covering a railcar includes a first set and a second set of structural members coupled to a railcar. The structural members are configured to move between a loading position, an unloading positing, and a covered position. The system includes a plurality of cover portions, each coupled to a structural member of the first set and a structural member of the second set. In the loading position, at least one of the first set and at least one of second set are proximate longitudinal sides of the railcar. In the unloading position, at least one of the first set and at least one of second set are proximate a longitudinal center line of the railcar. In the covered position, the first set are proximate the longitudinal center line of the railcar, and the second set are proximate the longitudinal sides of the railcar.