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US 12,612,084 B2Granted
Storage assembly for railcar
AssigneeTrinity Rail Group, LLC
InventorsKenneth W. Huck, Ross E. Hill
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Abstract
An IBC storage box assembly is elevated from a railcar. A vertical beam is used to elevate the storage box off the railcar so that the storage box is more easily accessed from a rail platform. Additionally, the vertical beam may provide some clearance for the storage box so that the storage box is not impacted by the railcar coupler during transport.
Claims20
A railcar comprising:
- an articulated end configured to couple the railcar to another railcar;
- and
- a first storage assembly coupled to the articulated end, the first storage assembly comprising:
- a first vertical beam coupled directly to the articulated end, the first vertical beam extending vertically upwards from the articulated end, the first vertical beam extending vertically higher than the articulated end;
- and
- a first storage box coupled to the first vertical beam such that the first storage box is positioned above the articulated end and such that the first storage box extends from the first vertical beam away from the articulated end, the first storage box configured to store an interbox connector;
- wherein a vertical position of the first storage box on the first vertical beam is adjustable.
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A railcar comprising:
- an articulated end configured to couple the railcar to another railcar;
- and
- a first storage assembly coupled to the articulated end, the first storage assembly comprising:
- a first vertical beam coupled directly to the articulated end, the first vertical beam extending vertically upwards from the articulated end, the first vertical beam extending vertically higher than the articulated end;
- and
- a first storage box coupled to the first vertical beam such that the first storage box is positioned above the articulated end and such that the first storage box extends from the first vertical beam away from the articulated end, the first storage box configured to store an interbox connector;
- wherein:
- the first vertical beam defines a first hole and a second hole, the second hole positioned vertically higher than the first hole;
- and
- the first storage box configured to couple to the first vertical beam through one of the first or second holes by a nut and a bolt.
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A railcar comprising:
- an articulated end configured to couple the railcar to another railcar;
- and
- a first storage assembly coupled to the articulated end, the first storage assembly comprising:
- a first vertical beam coupled directly to the articulated end, the first vertical beam extending vertically upwards from the articulated end, the first vertical beam extending vertically higher than the articulated end;
- and
- a first storage box coupled to the first vertical beam such that the first storage box is positioned above the articulated end and such that the first storage box extends from the first vertical beam away from the articulated end, the first storage box configured to store an interbox connector;
- wherein the first storage box comprises a first section, a second section, a third section, and a fourth section, the first section separated from the second, third, and fourth sections, the second section separated from the first, third, and fourth sections, the third section separated from the first, second, and fourth sections, the fourth section separated from the first, second, and third sections, the first section configured to store a first interbox connector, the second section configured to store a second interbox connector, the third section configured to store a third interbox connector, the fourth section configured to store a fourth interbox connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.