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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Jerry W. Vande Sande, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventor:
Jerry W. Vande Sande, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Trinity Industries, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 17/12 (2006.01); B61D 3/00 (2006.01); B61D 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 3/00 (2013.01); B61D 17/12 (2013.01); B61D 49/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method comprising removing a roof from a railcar, the railcar comprising a plurality of top chords, coupling an outer portion of a replacement roof to one or more of the plurality of top chords, the outer portion comprising a frame and a first plurality of panels, and coupling an inner portion of the replacement roof to the frame of the outer portion of the replacement roof after coupling the outer portion to one or more of the plurality of top chords, the inner portion comprising a second plurality of panels.